The Use of Humanized Monoclonal Antibodies for the Prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
Table 1
Study
Study design
Population
Risk factors
PICNIC
Prospective
Infants hospitalized for RSV infections
(i) Underlying disease (CHD, CLD, immunodeficiency, multiple congenital malformations). (ii) Postnatal age <6 weeks. (iii) GA 33–35 weeks.
FLIP
Prospective case-control study
Preterm born at 33–35 weeks’ GA (risk factors for RSV-related hospitalization)
(i) Chronologic age ≤ 10 weeks at the beginning of RSV epidemic season. (ii) Breastfeeding ≤ 2 months. (iii) ≥1 school-age siblings. (iv) ≥4 residents or visitors at home. (v) Family history of wheezing.
Multicenter Italian birth cohort
Multicenter prospective cohort study
Infants born at 33 weeks’ GA or more
(i) GA 33 + 0–37 + 6 weeks (ii) No breastfeeding. (iii) Presence of siblings. (iv) Maternal smoking. (v) Family history of atopy or wheezing.