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Objectives: To systematically review the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of palivizumab for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in children and examine prognostic factors to determine whether subgroups can be identified with ...
D Wang +4 more
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Palivizumab has been shown to decrease RSV-related hospitalization (RSVH) risk and reduce RSVH severity. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidance on administration of palivizumab has changed over time; in 2014, palivizumab was no longer recommended ...
Elizabeth R. Packnett +3 more
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Palivizumab: A debate about funding
AbstractA clinician and the chair of the hospital drug committee debate the merits of the use of palivizumab as prophylaxis against respiratory syncytial virus infection for a preterm baby with oxygen‐dependent, chronic lung disease and discuss the issue of public funding of palivizumab.
Fitzgerald, Dominic +2 more
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The Medicaid Cost of Palivizumab [PDF]
To the editor—Borse et al. [1] describe an economic analysis of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prophylaxis for infants in Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. The authors should be congratulated for evaluating this important question with a robust analysis. As these infants are almost entirely insured by Medicaid, we wish to clarify the net Medicaid cost
Ambrose, Christopher S. +1 more
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This illustration integrates key concepts covered in the review, including high‐risk populations, viral structure, host entry factors, the replication cycle, and licensed antibody‐based prevention strategies. ABSTRACT Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a negative‐sense RNA virus belonging to the genus Orthopneumovirus within the family Pneumoviridae.
Zekai Cheng +3 more
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Access to palivizumab among children at high risk of respiratory syncytial virus complications in English hospitals [PDF]
Objectives: Palivizumab is a monoclonal antibody which can prevent infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Due to its high cost, it is recommended for high-risk infants only.
Standing, JF +7 more
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Impact of RSV Preventive Strategies on Hospitalizations for Bronchiolitis in Infants
ABSTRACT Introduction Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of bronchiolitis and hospitalization in infants. Since 2023, France has implemented two preventive strategies aimed at reducing RSV burden: long‐acting monoclonal antibody nirsevimab and RSV vaccine for pregnant women, the latter becoming available from September 2024.
Marine Tarizzo +7 more
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Palivizumab Exposure and the Risk of Autoimmune Disease:A Cross-National Cohort Study
BACKGROUND: Treatment with biologic pharmaceuticals may be associated with an increased risk of immune-mediated disease. Palivizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody designed to provide passive immunity against respiratory syncytial virus infection ...
Linder, Marie +6 more
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Effects of palivizumab prophylaxis on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in Montenegro
Background. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most common pathogens causing severe lower respiratory tract disease in infancy and childhood.
Envera Lekic +5 more
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ABSTRACT Aim Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is a leading cause of paediatric hospitalisations. This study describes annual RSV‐hospitalisation burden of disease, by gestational week of delivery, age and sex among children aged 0–17 years of age in Sweden, for the period 2010/11–2021/22.
Kristian Bolin +4 more
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