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. 2000 Aug;11(3):193-7.
doi: 10.1034/j.1399-3038.2000.00076.x.

Wheezing following lower respiratory tract infections with respiratory syncytial virus and influenza A in infancy

M Eriksson  1 , R Bennet, A Nilsson
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Wheezing following lower respiratory tract infections with respiratory syncytial virus and influenza A in infancy

M Eriksson et al. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2000 Aug.

Abstract

We examined the incidence of subsequent wheezing in 292 children, hospitalized for influenza A or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract infection, during two consecutive seasons (November-December, 1993 and March-April, 1995). Questionnaires concerning episodes of wheezing and known risk factors for wheezy bronchitis were mailed to parents 1 year after hospitalization. Sixty per cent of parents reported two or more episodes of wheezing following either influenza A or RSV. Hospitalization as a result of wheezing was necessary in 15% of the patients. The severity of the primary infection, as indicated by the need for treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU), was correlated with later wheezing. No additional significant risk factors predicting later wheezing could be identified.

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