"Palivizumab" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A humanized monoclonal antibody and ANTIVIRAL AGENT that is used to prevent RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS in high risk pediatric patients.
| Descriptor ID |
D000069455
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.486.485.114.224.060.860 D12.776.124.790.651.114.224.060.860 D12.776.377.715.548.114.224.200.860
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| Concept/Terms |
MEDI 493- MEDI 493
- Monoclonal Antibody MEDI-493
- Monoclonal Antibody MEDI 493
- Monoclonal Antibody MEDI493
- MEDI-493
- MEDI493
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Palivizumab".
- Chemicals and Drugs [D]
- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Proteins [D12.776]
- Blood Proteins [D12.776.124]
- Immunoproteins [D12.776.124.486]
- Immunoglobulins [D12.776.124.486.485]
- Antibodies [D12.776.124.486.485.114]
- Antibodies, Monoclonal [D12.776.124.486.485.114.224]
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized [D12.776.124.486.485.114.224.060]
- Palivizumab [D12.776.124.486.485.114.224.060.860]
- Serum Globulins [D12.776.124.790]
- Immunoglobulins [D12.776.124.790.651]
- Antibodies [D12.776.124.790.651.114]
- Antibodies, Monoclonal [D12.776.124.790.651.114.224]
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized [D12.776.124.790.651.114.224.060]
- Palivizumab [D12.776.124.790.651.114.224.060.860]
- Globulins [D12.776.377]
- Serum Globulins [D12.776.377.715]
- Immunoglobulins [D12.776.377.715.548]
- Antibodies [D12.776.377.715.548.114]
- Antibodies, Monoclonal [D12.776.377.715.548.114.224]
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized [D12.776.377.715.548.114.224.200]
- Palivizumab [D12.776.377.715.548.114.224.200.860]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Palivizumab".
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Palivizumab" by people in Profiles.
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SENTINEL1: Two-Season Study of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalizations among U.S. Infants Born at 29 to 35 Weeks' Gestational Age Not Receiving Immunoprophylaxis. Am J Perinatol. 2020 03; 37(4):421-429.
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Mortality and morbidity among infants at high risk for severe respiratory syncytial virus infection receiving prophylaxis with palivizumab: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2011 Sep; 12(5):580-8.
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The 2009 COID recommendations for RSV prophylaxis: issues of efficacy, cost, and evidence-based medicine. Pediatrics. 2009 Dec; 124(6):1682-4.
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Immunoprophylaxis with palivizumab, a humanized respiratory syncytial virus monoclonal antibody, for prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection in high risk infants: a consensus opinion. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1999 Mar; 18(3):223-31.