Hark back: passive immunotherapy for influenza and other serious infections
TC Luke, A Casadevall, SJ Watowich… - Critical care …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
The world is experiencing a pandemic of swine-origin influenza virus H1N1. A vaccine to
prevent disease is now available, and millions have or will become ill before they can be
vaccinated. The ability to use swine-origin influenza virus vaccines as a public health tool
has been described as a “race against time.” Oseltamivir and related drugs are being used
in an effort to reduce morbidity and mortality, but their efficacy for treating severe influenza is
suboptimal, and possible wide-spread emergence of oseltamivir-resistant mutants is a …
prevent disease is now available, and millions have or will become ill before they can be
vaccinated. The ability to use swine-origin influenza virus vaccines as a public health tool
has been described as a “race against time.” Oseltamivir and related drugs are being used
in an effort to reduce morbidity and mortality, but their efficacy for treating severe influenza is
suboptimal, and possible wide-spread emergence of oseltamivir-resistant mutants is a …