Therapeutic efficacy of a respiratory syncytial virus fusion inhibitor
Respiratory syncytial virus causes lung infections in children, immunocompromised adults, and in the elderly. Here the authors show that a chemical inhibitor to a viral fusion protein is effective in reducing viral titre and ameliorating infection in rodents and neonatal lambs.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00170-x |