New RSV shield for babies cuts hospital visits in first year

NCT ID NCT07177508

Summary

This study looked at how a new preventive medicine called nirsevimab affected Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in young children. Researchers analyzed routine health data from over 2,300 children under 2 years old in the Australian Capital Territory. They compared RSV infection rates and hospital visits before and after the medicine was introduced to see if it reduced the burden of this common childhood illness.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • The Canberra Hospital

    Garran, Australian Capital Territory, 2605, Australia

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