Palivizumab: a review of its use in the protection of high risk infants against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of hospitalization in children less than 1 year of age and causes substantial morbidity. Although there is not currently a vaccine available to prevent RSV infection, prophylaxis with the humanized monoclonal antibody palivizumab has been shown to...

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Main Authors: Geskey, Joseph M, Thomas, Neal J, Brummel, Gretchen L
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2007
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2721348/