Publications by authors named "Mª Pilar Ros Abellan"
Hum Vaccin Immunother
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of lower respiratory infections in young children, leading to many hospitalizations for bronchiolitis and pneumonia, and a new preventive monoclonal antibody called nirsevimab has been recently introduced in several countries.
- A study in Murcia, Spain, surveyed 3,217 parents of children under 2 years old to assess their knowledge about bronchiolitis, RSV, and nirsevimab before immunization, revealing that while 95.8% knew about bronchiolitis, only 46.6% knew about RSV, and just 11.2% were aware of nirsevimab.
- The findings indicate a significant gap in
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