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. 1985 Aug;4(4):415-6.
doi: 10.1007/BF02148696.

Outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus in France

J B Gouyon, P Pothier, F Guignier, H Portier, H P Pujol, A Kazmierczak, P Chatelain, M Alison

Outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus in France

J B Gouyon et al. Eur J Clin Microbiol. 1985 Aug.

Abstract

A report is given of an outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus infection in a neonatal unit in France. Twenty-three of 32 infants were infected (72%) despite infection control procedures. Prophylactic administration of non-specific gamma globulins was associated with a significant decrease in infection rate (p less than 0.05). The administration of transfer factor to infected infants was also associated with a significantly lower rate of severe respiratory diseases (p less than 0.05).

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