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Table 4 Summary of Mortality Data

From: A meta-analysis of the effect of antibody therapy for the prevention of severe respiratory syncytial virus infection

Study

Deaths Treatment

Deaths Control

Notes

Groothuis 1993 (RSV-IGIV)

3

0

No deaths due to RSV or RSV-IGIV

PREVENT 1997 (RSV-IGIV)

5

2

No deaths due to RSV or RSV-IGIV

Simoes 1998 (RSV-IGIV)

13

13

2 deaths in treatment group & 5 in control group due to respiratory causes

Subramanan 1998 (Palivizumab)

0

1

Disseminated adenovirus

IMPACT-RSV 1998 (Palivizumab)

4

5

2 deaths in treatment group occurred during RSV hospitalization

Feltes 2003 (Palivizumab)

21

27

2 deaths in treatment group and 4 deaths in control group due to RSV