Late Pre-term Infants with Severe Bronchiolitis and Risk of Asthma by Age 5 Years

In a prospective, multicenter cohort of infants hospitalized with bronchiolitis, we found infants born late pre-term (ie, gestational age of 34-36.9 weeks) had 35% higher odds of having asthma by age 5 years compared with infants born at full-term.

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In a prospective cohort study, it was found that infants born late pre-term (gestational age 34-36.9 weeks) had a 35% higher risk of developing asthma by the age of 5 compared to full-term infants.