Palivizumab: an overview

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作者
Russell, AB [1 ]
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[1] St George Hosp, Neonatol Unit, London SW17 0QT, England
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HOSPITAL MEDICINE | 1999年 / 60卷 / 12期
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10.12968/hosp.1999.60.12.1254
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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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, or new monoclonal antibody, palivizumab, reduces RSV hospitalization by 55% in at-risk groups if given prophylactically throughout the RSV season.
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