73 Changes in Palivizumab usage in Canada 2005–2017 (Data from CARESS registry)

ABSTRACT: Abstract

Background

Palivizumabis a monoclonal antibody for preventionof serious lower respiratory tract infection caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in high risk children. Safety and efficacy were established in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), prematurity (≤ 35 weeks gestational age), and hemodynamically significant congenital heart disease (CHD). The Canadian Registry of Palivizumab (CARESS) tracks palivizumab utilization in high-risk infants, whatever the indication. The decision to give palivizumab is by individual clinicians, not by the investigators, and is often for conditions not listed in the product monograph.

Objectives

To describe changes over time in indications for palivizumab prophylaxis in Canadian children using a Registry Database

SUBMITTER: Mitchell I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6543311 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature