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Octavio Ramilo

Medicine · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1983
Respiratory viral infections researchNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchPneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyBacterial Infections and Vaccines

Publications

454

Citations

21,735

Est. group size

~4

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

44

Publishing since 1983

Research summary
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Octavio Ramilo's research focuses on infectious diseases in infants and children, particularly respiratory syncytial virus (RSV, a common cause of severe respiratory illness in babies), bacterial infections in febrile infants, and childhood pneumonia. His recent work includes large clinical trials of new antibody treatments to prevent RSV disease, as well as studies using biomarkers and gene-expression signatures to better diagnose infections in young children. This research is aimed at improving early detection and prevention of serious infections in newborns and young infants.

RSV prevention and treatment in infantsSerious bacterial infections in febrile infantsChildhood pneumonia diagnostics and biomarkersPediatric infectious disease clinical trialsMaternal-infant infection and immunity

Publication output has remained fairly steady over the past decade, with a peak around 2019-2021, a decline through 2022-2023, and a recent rebound in 2024-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 17.0/year recently
2017: 29 publications172018: 22 publications182019: 30 publications30192020: 30 publications30202021: 30 publications30212022: 20 publications222023: 15 publications232024: 22 publications242025: 26 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases×37
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases×16
  • PEDIATRICS×14
  • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal×14
  • The Journal of Pediatrics×9
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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