Number of children in the household influences respiratory morbidities in children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in the outpatient setting.
Joseph M CollacoKatharine R TsukaharaMichael C TracyCatherine A SheilsJessica L RiceLawrence M RheinAntonia P PopovaLeif NelinAudrey N MillerWinston M ManimtimJonathan C LevinKhanh LaiJacob A KaslowLystra P HaydenManvi BansalEric D AustinBrianna C AoyamaGangaram AkangireAmit AgarwalNatalie VillafrancoSharon A McGrath-MorrowPublished in: Pediatric pulmonology (2023)
We observed that additional children in the household were a risk factor for adverse respiratory outcomes. We speculate that secondary person-to-person transmission of respiratory viral infections drives this finding. While this risk factor is not easily modified, measures do exist to mitigate this disease burden. Further studies are needed to define best practices for mitigating this risk associated with household viral transmission.