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==Risk factors== | |||
===Patient Groups at High Risk for Severe RSV Disease:=== | |||
*Prematurity | |||
*Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia | |||
*Congenital Heart Disease | |||
*Neuromuscular Impairment | |||
*Immunodeficiency | |||
*Immunosuppression | |||
*Down Syndrome | |||
===Host Related Risk Factors Increasing Severity of RSV Infection:=== | |||
*Age < 6 months at the beginning of the RSV season | |||
*Multiple birth | |||
*Male sex | |||
*Low socio-economic status and parental education | |||
*Crowded living conditions/siblings | |||
*Maternal smoking and indoor smoke pollution | |||
*Malnutrition/small for gestational age | |||
*Family history of atopy of asthma | |||
*Low cord serum antibody titers | |||
*Living at altitude | |||
===Risk Factors for Acquisition of RSV:=== | |||
*Birth before or during RSV season | |||
*Day care attendance/older siblings in school or day-care | |||
*Lack of breastfeeding | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Bassel Almarie M.D.[2]
Risk factors
Patient Groups at High Risk for Severe RSV Disease:
- Prematurity
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Neuromuscular Impairment
- Immunodeficiency
- Immunosuppression
- Down Syndrome
Host Related Risk Factors Increasing Severity of RSV Infection:
- Age < 6 months at the beginning of the RSV season
- Multiple birth
- Male sex
- Low socio-economic status and parental education
- Crowded living conditions/siblings
- Maternal smoking and indoor smoke pollution
- Malnutrition/small for gestational age
- Family history of atopy of asthma
- Low cord serum antibody titers
- Living at altitude
Risk Factors for Acquisition of RSV:
- Birth before or during RSV season
- Day care attendance/older siblings in school or day-care
- Lack of breastfeeding