[The clinico-epidemiological efficacy of thymogen in acute respiratory viral infections in a military collective].

This study gathers the results of epidemiological examination in training military unit, making evaluation of prophylactic efficiency of timogen, i.e. synthetic peptide of thymus for flu and other acute respiratory infections (ARI). The high clinico-epidemiological efficiency of timogen was proved in intranasal and subcutaneous administration that had led to a considerable reduction of morbidity rate, gravity and duration of ARI. Experimental substantiation for timogen administration was obtained that proved its efficiency for flu and other ARI prophylaxis in military units.