Journal article
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prophylaxis in Infants With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in the Canadian Respiratory Syncytial Virus Evaluation Study of Palivizumab, 2005–2017
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) are at an increased risk of respiratory morbidity from recurrent respiratory tract infections including those from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Prospective studies on RSV prophylaxis in CDH infants are limited. We determined the risk of respiratory illness- and RSV-related hospitalizations (RIH and RSVH, respectively) among infants prophylaxed for CDH, standard indications …
Authors
Kim D; Saleem M; Paes B; Mitchell I; Lanctôt KL
Journal
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol. 69, No. 6, pp. 980–986
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
August 30, 2019
DOI
10.1093/cid/ciy1010
ISSN
1058-4838