High-risk children were more likely to require intensive unit care (25 vs. 2.7%, P=0.02) and were also more likely to be hospitalised for a longer duration (median 7 vs. 5 days, P=0.06) than non high-risk infants.
Among the 18 patients in risk stratum 3 (non high-risk immunocompetent subjects), 6 were smokers, and they were matched to their controls according to this condition.
Consequently, testing high-risk strata offers a potential of detecting disease with a higher probability or a smaller sample size compared to testing non high-risk strata [ 2].
Of the remaining 339 primary cases, 213 resided in non high-risk households and 24 had contacts that were selectively screened because they were symptomatic or were working as food-handlers or care-givers.
At what point are we going to stop this madness, take stock of the science and acknowledge that widespread screening mammography for non-high risk women is not the answer to the breast cancer epidemic?
RSV was isolated from 16 (30%) of 53 and 37 (22%) of 167 high-risk and non-high risk children, respectively, P=0.31.
Non-high risk women between the ages of 40 and 49 who have taken ADs, especially low dose SSRIs, may want to continue to get yearly mammograms.
All other children were classified as Non-High risk (NHR).
78% of all children were treated according to the Non-High risk protocol.
The claims were grouped into two diagnostic categories: high risk and non-high risk.
There was no statistically significant difference in age or gender between the High and Non-High risk group (Table 1).
