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Figure 1

The distribution of the total number of immunized children during the period of study 2008–2022 in Clinic of Child Disease UHC Mostar.
The distribution of the total number of immunized children during the period of study 2008–2022 in Clinic of Child Disease UHC Mostar.

Figure 2

The number of immunized children readmitted for infections of the lower respiratory system during the study period 2008–2022 in Clinic of Child Disease UHC Mostar.
The number of immunized children readmitted for infections of the lower respiratory system during the study period 2008–2022 in Clinic of Child Disease UHC Mostar.

National guidance based on earlier research and recommendations by the AAP:

Primary recommendations for immunization Score *Individual risk factors Score
Preterm infants with a gestational age (GA) < 29 weeks in the RSV season 4 Neurological disorders 1
Infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) < 2 years of age if they were undergoing therapy for BPD in the RSV season 4 Birth weight less than 1500 g 1
Infants with a congenital heart defect (HS-CHD) < 2 years of age in the RSV season 4 Mechanical ventilation for a period of 48 hours prior to the commencement of the RSV season; 1
Preterm infants with a GA >29<32 weeks (< 6 months of the RSV season with *individual risk factors 2 Discharged in the period from November 1 to March 31 1
Immunodeficiency 4 Low social status 0.5
Visits to kindergarten 0.5
Twins 0.5
Exposure to smoke 0.5

Demographic characteristics of children who received passive immunization during the study period 2008–2022 in Clinic of Child Disease UHC Mostar.

Children with CHD n=69 Preterm infants n=124 Children with other diagnosis n=29 Total n=222
Male 39 56.5% 69 55.6% 20 69.0% 128 57.7%
Female 30 43.5% 55 44.4% 9 31.0% 94 42.3%
Gestational age (weeks+days)
< 29 +6d 0 0.0% 47 37.9% 1 3.4% 48 21.6%
30-32 +6d 2 2.9% 64 51.6% 2 6.9% 68 30.6%
33-37 +6d 9 13.0% 13 10.5% 12 41.4% 34 15.3%
38-41 +6d 58 84.1% 0 0.0% 14 48.3% 72 32.4%
Birthweight (g)
<1000 0 0.0% 21 16.9% 0 0.0% 21 9.5%
1001-1500 1 1.4% 65 52.4% 0 0.0% 66 29.7%
1501-2500 11 15.9% 37 29.8% 10 34.5% 58 26.1%
>2500 57 82.6% 1 0.8% 19 65.5% 77 34.7%
Mechanicalventilation
Yes 26 37.7% 97 78.2% 22 75.9% 145 65.3%
No 43 62.3% 27 21.8% 7 24.1% 77 34.7%
Parityofmother
Primiparous 31 44.9% 75 60.5% 14 48.3% 120 54.1%
Multiparous 38 55.1% 49 39.5% 15 51.7% 102 45.9%
Pregnancy 0.0%
Singletones 65 94.2% 81 65.3% 26 89.7% 172 77.5%
Multiplepregnancy 4 5.8% 43 34.7% 3 10.3% 50 22.5%
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