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Respiratory syncytial virus-Host interaction in the pathogenesis of bronchiolitis and its impact on respiratory morbidity in later life.
Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - 1 Jun 2017
Rossi Giovanni A, Colin Andrew A
Abstract excerpt
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common agent of severe airway disease in infants and young children. Large epidemiologic studies have demonstrated a clear relationship between RSV infection and subsequent recurrent wheezing and asthma into childhood, thought to be predominantly related to long-term changes in neuroimmune control of airway tone rather than to allergic sensitization. These changes...
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