L-ficolin in children with recurrent respiratory infections
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Selective infection of lower respiratory tract by respiratory viruses in children with recurrent respiratory tract infections.
Thirty preschool children presenting with recurrent respiratory infections and their unaffected siblings were observed prospectively for a year. The index children experienced more episodes of acute respiratory infection than their siblings. Respiratory viruses were the major cause of respiratory infections. The index children had lower respiratory tract disease, predominantly wheeze, during 34...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Experimental Immunology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0009-9104,1365-2249
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2004.02634.x