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Links between respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis and childhood asthma: clinical and research approaches.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Feb 2003
Openshaw Peter J, Dean Gillian S, Culley Fiona J
Abstract excerpt
This review examines the relationship between severe pulmonary disease caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in infancy and later development of asthma or reactive airway disease (RAD). RSV infection accounts for 70% or greater of all cases of infantile bronchiolitis and has been linked to subsequent asthma or RAD, either directly or through a shared common predisposition. Several studies suggest...
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