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3/2024
vol. 99
 
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Original paper

Time-dependent, cumulative and threshold effects of air pollution – RSV interaction: a narrative review

August Edwin Wrotek
1
,
Artur Badyda
2
,
Teresa Jackowska
1

  1. Department of Paediatrics, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
  2. Department of Informatics and Environment Quality Research, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
Pediatr Pol 2024; 99 (3): 194-202
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/polp.2024.143266
Online publish date: 2024/09/30
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of respiratory infections in children. An association between air pollution and RSV has received worldwide attention because pollution may contribute to both increased morbidity and disease severity. However, data on this topic are limited, especially in children, and the results may be equivocal because each air pollutant may have a direct effect, the effect may be delayed (lag effect), dependent on threshold level(s) or accumulation of a pollutant, and the pollutants often interact. The objective of this paper was to review the literature in this area, identify knowledge gaps, and present a detailed analysis of the air pollution-RSV interaction with emphasis on time and concentration dependence.
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human respiratory syncytial virus, air pollution, particulate matter, infant