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Review
. 1999 Dec;60(12):873-7.
doi: 10.12968/hosp.1999.60.12.1254.

Palivizumab: an overview

A B Russell  1
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Review

Palivizumab: an overview

A B Russell. Hosp Med. 1999 Dec.

Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) affects almost all children in their first 2 years of life and can cause severe or even life-threatening disease in some at-risk infants. Treatment is limited and there is currently no safe or effective vaccine. However, a new monoclonal antibody, palivizumab, reduces RSV hospitalization by 55% in at-risk groups if given prophylactically throughout the RSV season.

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