Ershov, F.I., Kovalenko, A.L., Garashchenko, T.I., Selkova, E.P., Botvinyeva, V.V., Zhekalov, A.N., Petlenko, S.V., Bolbot, Yu.K., Romantsov, M.G.

Cycloferon: a new Russian preparation for the prophylaxis of influenza and other acute respiratory viral infections

Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Gabrichevsky Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, State Medical University, Research Institute of Pediatrics, Moscow; Military Medical Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia; Medical Academy, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine

The results of the placebo-controlled multicenter study of the epidemiological efficiency of the preparation Cycloferon for the prophylaxis of acute respiratory viral infections in children and adolescents are presented. A total of 16,000 children and adolescents were selected for the study. The epidemiological efficiency of the preparation manifested in 1.5 — 2.9-fold decreased morbidity level with a protection index equal to 41 — 90%, was demonstrated.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2004, No. 6, P. 47—51