Use of Palivizumab for prevention of hospitalization as a result of respiratory syncytial virus in infants with cystic fibrosis

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008 Jun;27(6):559-61. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181673c15.

Abstract

The Palivizumab Outcomes Registry collected data on 19,548 high-risk infants who received > or =1 dose of palivizumab and followed prospectively from 2000 through 2004. Ninety-one children with cystic fibrosis (CF) were identified who received palivizumab off label. None of the infants with CF who received prophylaxis was hospitalized as a result of respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infection. Evaluations of palivizumab use in infants with CF could be warranted.

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Chemoprevention / methods*
  • Cystic Fibrosis / complications*
  • Female
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Palivizumab
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / prevention & control*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Palivizumab