title: Is asthma in 2-12 year-old children associated with physician-attended recurrent upper respiratory tract infections?
abstract: In a prevalence study, we evaluated whether recurrent physician-attended URTI episodes are more common in asthmatic children as compared to age- and gender-matched controls. URTI proneness, defined as > or = 5 episodes of rhinitis/pharyngitis, sinusitis, laryngitis/tracheitis or otitis media in a 24-month period, was more common in asthmatics than controls (adjusted odds ratio 2.5, 95% confidence interval: 1.1-6.1). As a consequence, antibiotic prescriptions and referrals to hospitals occurred more frequently among asthmatics than controls.
authors.affiliation: Julius Center for Health Science and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands. E.Hak@med.uu.nl
authors.forename: Eelko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hak
authors.forename: Maroeska M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rovers
authors.forename: Alfred P E
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Sachs
authors.forename: Wim A B
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Stalman
authors.forename: Theo J M
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Verheij
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D016015:Logistic Models; D008499:Medical Records; D009426:Netherlands; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D015995:Prevalence; D012008:Recurrence; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution