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RSV to Blame for 1 in 13 Pediatrician Visits
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 Nowalk added, "This paper suggests that it's going to be hard to prevent exposure to RSV."
Both experts recommended frequent and thorough hand washing, and Hall said to disinfect common household surfaces more often and try to avoid being around anyone with RSV.
Hall has consulted for MedImmune, maker of Synagis, which is used to prevent RSV in infants and young children at risk for infection, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center news release.
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Last updated 2/4/2009
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SOURCES: Caroline Hall, M.D., professor, pediatrics and medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, N.Y.; Andrew Nowalk, M.D., assistant professor, pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Feb. 5, 2009, New England Journal of Medicine
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