Abstract
Background:
A respiratory severity score (RSS) describing acute respiratory illness (ARI) severity would be useful for research and clinical purposes.
Methods:
A total of 630 term infants presenting with ARI had their RSS measured.
Results:
RSS was higher in those with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) compared with those with upper respiratory infection (URI; LRTI 6.5 [4–8.5]; URI 1 [0–2], p<0.001) and in hospitalized infants compared with outpatients (hospitalized 6.5 [4–9]; outpatient 1 [0–3], p<0.001).
Conclusions:
RSS is higher in LRTI compared with URI and in hospitalized compared with nonhospitalized infants.
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