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Risk factors for croup include being male and between 6 months and 6 years old, family history of the disease, living in a densely populated region, traveling to or from developing countries, and lacking a [[influenza|flu]] vaccine. | |||
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*Being between 6 months and 6 years old. | |||
*Having a family history of croup.<ref name="pmid19159401">{{cite journal |vauthors=Pruikkonen H, Dunder T, Renko M, Pokka T, Uhari M |title=Risk factors for croup in children with recurrent respiratory infections: a case-control study |journal=Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=153–9 |year=2009 |pmid=19159401 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-3016.2008.00986.x |url=}}</ref> | |||
*Being male.<ref name="Cherry2008">{{cite journal|last1=Cherry|first1=James D.|title=Croup|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=358|issue=4|year=2008|pages=384–391|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJMcp072022}}</ref> | |||
*Living in a densely populated region.<ref name="pmid1862276">{{cite journal |vauthors=Berman S |title=Epidemiology of acute respiratory infections in children of developing countries |journal=Rev. Infect. Dis. |volume=13 Suppl 6 |issue= |pages=S454–62 |year=1991 |pmid=1862276 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
**Lacking an [[influenza]] vaccine.<ref name="pmid18216359">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cherry JD |title=Clinical practice. Croup |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=358 |issue=4 |pages=384–91 |year=2008 |pmid=18216359 |doi=10.1056/NEJMcp072022 |url=}}</ref> | |||
*Traveling to or from developing countries.<ref name="Cherry2008">{{cite journal|last1=Cherry|first1=James D.|title=Croup|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=358|issue=4|year=2008|pages=384–391|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJMcp072022}}</ref> | |||
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Overview
Risk factors for croup include being male and between 6 months and 6 years old, family history of the disease, living in a densely populated region, traveling to or from developing countries, and lacking a flu vaccine.
Risk Factors
- Being between 6 months and 6 years old.
- Having a family history of croup.[1]
- Being male.[2]
- Living in a densely populated region.[3]
- Traveling to or from developing countries.[2]
References
- ↑ Pruikkonen H, Dunder T, Renko M, Pokka T, Uhari M (2009). "Risk factors for croup in children with recurrent respiratory infections: a case-control study". Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 23 (2): 153–9. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3016.2008.00986.x. PMID 19159401.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cherry, James D. (2008). "Croup". New England Journal of Medicine. 358 (4): 384–391. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp072022. ISSN 0028-4793.
- ↑ Berman S (1991). "Epidemiology of acute respiratory infections in children of developing countries". Rev. Infect. Dis. 13 Suppl 6: S454–62. PMID 1862276.
- ↑ Cherry JD (2008). "Clinical practice. Croup". N. Engl. J. Med. 358 (4): 384–91. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp072022. PMID 18216359.