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Bronchiolitis phenotypes identified by latent class analysis may influence the occurrence of respiratory sequelae.
Pediatric pulmonology - 1 Mar 2022
Petrarca Laura, Nenna Raffaella, Di Mattia Greta, Frassanito Antonella, Castro-Rodriguez Jose A, Rodriguez Martinez Carlos E, Mancino Enrica, Arima Serena, Scagnolari Carolina, Pierangeli Alessandra, Midulla Fabio
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BACKGROUND: The heterogeneity of bronchiolitis may imply or reflect a different predisposition to respiratory sequelae. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to investigate whether, among infants hospitalized with bronchiolitis, different clinical profiles extracted by latent class analysis (LCA) are associated with different risks of wheezing. METHODS: Over 15 consecutive epidemic seasons (2004-2019), we prospectively enrolled...
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