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. 1995 May;39(5):1191–1193. doi: 10.1128/aac.39.5.1191

Safety and pharmacokinetics of vitamin A therapy for infants with respiratory syncytial virus infections.

K M Neuzil 1, W C Gruber 1, F Chytil 1, M T Stahlman 1, B S Graham 1
PMCID: PMC162709  PMID: 7625814

Abstract

Infants with respiratory syncytial virus infection have low serum vitamin A levels. We treated 21 respiratory syncytial virus-infected children with 12,500 to 25,000 IU of oral vitamin A. Vitamin A levels were normalized at 6 h, and none of the children experienced vitamin A toxicity or exacerbation of respiratory illness. Vitamin A treatment of previously healthy respiratory syncytial virus-infected infants at these doses is safe and well tolerated.

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