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Editorial
. 2024 Mar 27;13(3):525-529.
doi: 10.21037/tp-23-534. Epub 2024 Mar 8.

Will nirsevimab be the holy grail for prevention of respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infections in infants?

Nusrat Homaira  1   2   3
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Editorial

Will nirsevimab be the holy grail for prevention of respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infections in infants?

Nusrat Homaira. Transl Pediatr. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); infants; monoclonal antibody; nirsevimab; respiratory syncytial virus prophylaxis (RSV prophylaxis).

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Conflicts of Interest: The author has completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://tp.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/tp-23-534/coif). The author reports that she has received payment from Pfizer to write an educational piece on RSV for Australian College of Midwives, taken part as invited speaker for Sanofi, received support from Sanofi for meeting registration, accommodation and/or travel expenses, taken part in an Advisory board for MSD, and is a Chief investigator on an investigator-initiated grant investigating RSV complications in children funded by MSD, all outside of the present manuscript. The author has no other conflicts of interest to declare.

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