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Evidence for a causal relationship between respiratory syncytial virus infection and asthma.
Expert review of anti-infective therapy - 1 Sept 2011
Wu Pingsheng, Hartert Tina V
Abstract excerpt
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infects all children early in life, is the most common cause of infant lower respiratory tract infections, and causes disease exacerbations in children with asthma. Episodes of lower respiratory tract infection in early life are associated with asthma development. Whether RSV infection early in life directly causes asthma or simply identifies infants who are genetically...
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