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Antimicrobial Original Research Paper

Safety of Sotrovimab use in children with COVID-19: an Italian experience

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Pages 45-48 | Received 08 Mar 2023, Accepted 16 Aug 2023, Published online: 21 Aug 2023
 

Abstract

Sotrovimab is a monoclonal antibody approved in adult and adolescents at high risk for COVID-19. Thirty-three children evaluated in five Italian paediatric centres received Sotrovimab infusion and were retrospectively enrolled from December 2021 to April 2022. In more than half of cases (19/33, 57.6%) Sotrovimab was prescribed off-label. Overall, the infusion was well tolerated with no significative differences in those receiving an off-label prescription. All children had a complete recovery. Data on the safety of Sotrovimab should be investigated in a larger paediatric cohort, considering the continuous selection of new SARS CoV-2 variants which may be more or less susceptible to the effects of the Sotrovimab.

Acknowledgments

Author Contributions: Conceptualization L.G., E.V., A.LV., G.CG and L.F.; methodology E.V, A.LV, SM.S and S.G; validation L.G., G.CG and E.V.; formal analysis E.V. and L.F; investigation E.V., A.LV., D.D, G.P. and L.F.; resources A.LV., L.G, G.CG and E.V; data curation L.G., E.V., A.LV., G.CG, S.G, D.D and L.F.; writing—original draft preparation, E.V. and L.F.; writing—review and editing L.G., A.LV., G.CG, SM.S, S.G, G.P, D.D, E, V, and L.F; supervision, L.G. and G.CG.; project administration, L.G. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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