Introduction: the use of palivizumab as prophylaxis of the respiratory syncytial virus is not a consensus. In Brazil, it is a public health program, but other countries do not consider it cost-effective. Objective: to ...

This study aimed to assess the program for use of the monoclonal antibody palivizumab in Sao Paulo State, Brazil. The evaluation adopted the frame of reference proposed by Donabedian, and the data were discussed on the ...

Palivizumab is currently recommended to high-risk children as a prophylaxis for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. However, it is still very expensive for developing countries like Brazil. Herein, we describe our ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection can cause lower respiratory tract disease and mortality in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. We report two children who underwent HSCT and developed ...

Se diseñó un árbol de decisión para comparar palivizumab con no profilaxis, desde la perspectiva del sistema de salud colombiano, empleando dos horizontes temporales: la infección aguda o toda la vida del paciente. La ...

Se diseñó un árbol de decisión para comparar palivizumab con no profilaxis, desde la perspectiva del sistema de salud colombiano, empleando dos horizontes temporales: la infección aguda o toda la vida del paciente. La ...