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Human respiratory syncytial virus risk factors
Introduction
Risk factors
Risk factors
Patient Groups at High Risk for Severe RSV Disease:[1]
- Prematurity
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Neuromuscular Impairment
- Immunodeficiency
- Immunosuppression
- Down Syndrome
Host Related Risk Factors Increasing Severity of RSV Infection:[1]
- 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:[1]
- Birth before or during RSV season
- Day care attendance/older siblings in school or day-care
- Lack of breastfeeding
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sommer C, Resch B, Simões EA (2011). “Risk factors for severe respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infection”. Open Microbiol J. 5: 144–54. doi:10.2174/1874285801105010144. PMC 3258650. PMID 22262987.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Bassel Almarie M.D.[2]