The Pediatric Investigators Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada Study of Predictors of Hospitalization for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection for Infants Born at 33 Through 35 Completed Weeks of Gestation

Law, Barbara; M. Langley, Joanne; Allen, Upton; Paes, Bosco; S.C. Lee, David; Mitchell, Ian; S. Sampalis, John; Walti, Hervé; Robinson, Joan; O’Brien, Karel; Majaesic, Carina; Caouette, Georges; Frenette, Lyne; Le Saux, Nicole; Simmons, Brian; Moisiuk, Sharon; Sankaran, Koravanagattu; Ojah, Cecil; Singh, Avash; Lebel, Marc; S. Bacheyie, Godfrey; Onyett, Heather; Michaliszyn, Andrea; Manzi, P; Parison, D.

doi:10.1097/01.inf.0000137568.71589.bd

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The Pediatric Investigators Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada Study of Predictors of Hospitalization for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection for Infants Born at 33 Through 35 Completed Weeks of Gestation

Published in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal • Sep 1, 2004

Authors:

Barbara Law

Joanne M. Langley

Upton Allen

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Infants born at 33 through 35 completed weeks of gestation (33-35GA) are at risk for severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection, and palivizumab prophylaxis lowers hospitalizations for RSV infection by as much as 80%. The 33-35GA cohort comprises 3-5% of annual births; thus exper...

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Medicine

Odds ratio

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