Physician knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of respiratory syncytial virus in older adults: A cross-sectional survey in Germany and Italy

Anna Puggina; Alen Marijam; Olivier Cailloux; Marta Vicentini; Elisa Turriani; Frederik Verelst; Theo Last; Christina Rieger; Paolo Bonanni; Chiara de Waure; Pavo Marijic; Tommi Tervonen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0330763

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Physician knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of respiratory syncytial virus in older adults: A cross-sectional survey in Germany and Italy

Anna Puggina,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation GSK, Verona, Italy
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Alen Marijam,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation GSK, Wavre, Belgium

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1046-9702

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Olivier Cailloux,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Kielo Research, Zug, Switzerland, LAMSADE, CNRS, Université Paris-Dauphine, Université PSL, Paris, France
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Marta Vicentini,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation GSK, Verona, Italy
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Elisa Turriani,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation GSK, Verona, Italy
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Frederik Verelst,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation GSK, Wavre, Belgium
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Theo Last,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation GSK, Wavre, Belgium
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Christina Rieger,

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Hematology Onkology Germering, Germering, Germany and University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Paolo Bonanni,

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2875-3744

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Chiara de Waure,

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Pavo Marijic,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation GSK, Munich, Germany
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Tommi Tervonen

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: tommi.tervonen@kieloresearch.com

Affiliation Kielo Research, Zug, Switzerland

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7303-500X

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Physician knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of respiratory syncytial virus in older adults: A cross-sectional survey in Germany and Italy

Anna Puggina,
Alen Marijam,
Olivier Cailloux,
Marta Vicentini,
Elisa Turriani,
Frederik Verelst,
Theo Last,
Christina Rieger,
Paolo Bonanni,
Chiara de Waure

Published: August 28, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330763

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