ArticleCHEST pulmonary2024
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prophylaxis With Palivizumab Is Not Associated With Improved Lung Function in Infants of Very Low Birth Weight at Early School Age.
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- Risk factors and outcomes of delayed completion of the hexavalent 3 + 1 immunisation series in German preterm infants - an observational study.Molecular and cellular pediatrics · 2026Article
- Perinatal Antibiotic Exposure and Respiratory Outcomes in Children Born Preterm.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Influenza Immunization in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants: Epidemiology and Long-Term Outcomes.Vaccines · 2025Article
- Is Prophylaxis With Palivizumab in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Associated With Improved Lung Function at Early School Age?CHEST pulmonary · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Prematurity and infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are major risk factors for impaired lung function beyond the neonatal period. Research Question: What are the long-term effects of palivizumab immunoprophylaxis in the first year of life on lung function and frequency of bronchitis episodes in 5- to 6-year-old preterm infants? Study Design and Methods: Preterm infants with a birth weight < 1,500 g (very low-birth weight infants [VLBWIs]) were enrolled in a German Neonatal Network cohort study between 2009 and 2016. Children were examined by a single follow-up team at 5 to 6 years of age. VLBWIs who received at least five doses of palivizumab were compared with children who never received palivizumab. Analyses were stratified by bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and gestational age. We analyzed FVC, FEV Results: Of 1,986 VLBWIs with follow-up at 5 to 6 years of age, 951 infants (48%) received immunoprophylaxis with palivizumab. Children with BPD (n = 1,019) showed a much lower FEV Interpretation: Palivizumab immunoprophylaxis in VLBWIs is not associated with improved lung function or lower rates of respiratory tract infections in early school-age infants.
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