Even Mildly Premature Infants Have Increased Risk Of Common Respiratory Tract Infection
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 - 12:14
in Health & Medicine
Even mildly premature infants (gestational age 33 weeks - 36 weeks) have an increased risk of medically attended respiratory syncytial virus infection, the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infection in infants and young children and can lead to pneumonia, according to a new study. The RSV infection risk is higher among infants exposed to supplemental oxygen or assisted ventilation during the neonatal period.
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