Neonatal Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness Precedes Acute Severe Viral Bronchiolitis in Infants
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Neonatal bronchial hyperresponsiveness precedes acute severe viral bronchiolitis in infants.
BACKGROUND Respiratory syncytial virus and other respiratory tract viruses lead to common colds in most infants, whereas a minority develop acute severe bronchiolitis often requiring hospitalization. We hypothesized that such an excessive response to respiratory tract viral infection is caused by host factors reflected in pre-existing increased bronchial responsiveness. OBJECTIVE We sought to...
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عنوان ژورنال: PEDIATRICS
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-2294ggg