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RSV prophylaxis in infants

RSV prophylaxis in infants · ICD-10: Z29.11

Symptoms

  • • Symptoms 4–6 days after infection
  • • Adults and older children: runny nose, cough, sneezing, fever, wheezing
  • • Infants: irritability, less activity and feeding
  • • Rapid breathing, nasal flaring and laboured breathing
  • • Bluish skin in severe cases — any breathing problem in an infant is an emergency

MedlinePlus · Symptoms

Drugs and regimens

Nirsevimab⚠ Unverified

First RSV season — <5 kg: 50 mg; ≥5 kg: 100 mg IM once

Palivizumab⚠ Unverified

RSV prophylaxis in high-risk children — 15 mg/kg IM once a MONTH during the RSV season

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