Open AccessIdentifying Risk Factors for Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Among Infants Born After 33 Through 35 Completed Weeks of Gestation
Author(s) -
Xavier CarbonellEstrany,
Figueras Aloy J,
Barbara Law
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/01.inf.0000144664.31888.53
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , gestational age , prospective cohort study , population , bronchiolitis , mechanical ventilation , gestation , risk factor , cohort study , respiratory system , pregnancy , genetics , environmental health , biology
Prematurity is a proven risk factor for severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. Prematurity leads to an increased need for, and duration of, hospital admission, intensive care, mechanical ventilation and supplemental oxygen, as well as increased mortality.