Journal article
A meta-analysis of the effect of antibody therapy for the prevention of severe respiratory syncytial virus infection
Abstract
BackgroundThe primary objective of this meta-analytic study was to determine the impact of RSV-IGIV and palivizumab on risk of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-related hospitalization. Secondary objectives were to determine if antibody therapy decreases the risk of RSV infection, intensive care admission, mechanical ventilation, and mortality in high risk infant populations.MethodsWe performed searches of electronic data bases from 1966 to …
Authors
Morris SK; Dzolganovski B; Beyene J; Sung L
Journal
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol. 9, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2009
DOI
10.1186/1471-2334-9-106
ISSN
1471-2334