Table 5

 Rates of admission for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in children during their presumed periods of palivizumab prophylaxis

No of children meeting criteria for prophylaxisNo admitted with RSV during prophylaxis% admitted with RSV during prophylaxis
CLD, Chronic lung disease.
CLD25312.0
⩽28 weeks16684.8
29–32 weeks395164.1
Total586274.6