Palivizumab-resistant human respiratory syncytial virus infection in infancy.

Adams, Ortwin; Bonzel, Linda; Kovacevic, Alexander; Mayatepek, Ertan; Hoehn, Thomas; Vogel, Markus · Clin Infect Dis · 2010

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Palivizumab-resistant respiratory syncytial virus was isolated from an infant treated with palivizumab. A stable mutation at codon 276 led to a nearly complete resistance to palivizumab. Additional studies revealed a second mutation at codon 272. Further passage of the virus led to a complete loss of binding of palivizumab.

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