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editorial
. 2015 Aug 4;4(3):152–158. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v4.i3.152

Table 1.

Respiratory syncytial virus reinfection risk

Ref. Year n Reinfection risk
Henderson et al[39] 1979 78 74% by age 2 if infected in 1st year of age
Glezen et al[40] 1986 125 76% by 24 mo age if infected before 12 mo age
Hall et al[15] 1991 15 50% at first challenge with RSV 2 mo after initial infection
Kawasaki et al[16] 2004 165 25% within a year of first RSV infection

n: Total cohort of subjects studied; RSV: Respiratory syncytial virus.