... immunocompromised BALB/c mouse model for respiratory syncytial virus infectionXiaoyuan Kong1, Gary R Hellermann1, Geoff Patton1, Mukesh Kumar1, Aruna Behera1, Timothy S Randall1, Jian Zhang1, ... best-characterized animal model, andexperiments can be performed in this model in a cost- andtime-effective manner, (b) a wide array of immunologicalreagents is available for studies in this model, and (c) ... Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection causes bronchiolitis in infants andchildren, which can be fatal, especially in immunocompromised patients. The BALB/c mouse, currently used as a model...