Mechanisms of asthma and allergic inflammationEarly-life respiratory viral infections, atopic sensitization, and risk of subsequent development of persistent asthma
Key words
Acute respiratory infections
childhood asthma
persistent wheeze
rhinovirus
RSV
Abbreviations used
ARI
Acute respiratory illness
LRI
Lower respiratory illness
NPA
Nasopharyngeal aspirate
OR
Odds ratio
RSV
Respiratory syncytial virus
SPT
Skin prick test
wLRI
Wheezy lower respiratory tract illness
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Supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia) Grant, the British Lung Foundation/Severin Wunderman, and the Family Foundation Programme Grant P00/2.
Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: The authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.
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