TABLE 1.
Canadian respiratory syncytial virus risk scoring tool for infants born between 33 and 35 weeks gestation
| Risk factor |
Score |
|
|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |
| Birth month is November, December or January | 25 | 0 |
| Infant to attend daycare OR siblings attend daycare | 17 | 0 |
| More than five individuals in the home including the infant (ie, six or more) | 13 | 0 |
| Small for gestational age (birth weight less than the 10th percentile for gestational age) | 12 | 0 |
| Immediate family (mother, father, sibling) history without eczema (without eczema = Yes) | 12 | 0 |
| Sex is male | 11 | 0 |
| Two or more smokers in the household | 10 | 0 |
A total score from 0 to 48 means low risk, from 49 to 64 means moderate risk, and from 65 to 100 means high risk. Adapted from reference 22