Infections and their role in childhood asthma inception.
The association of early-onset wheezing with common viral and bacterial infections has raised significant interest in the role of infections in childhood asthma inception. This article serves to review these relationships among infections, host factors, and asthma inception in childhood.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Amy O
AO
Thomas
Robert F
RF
Lemanske
Daniel J
DJ
Jackson
D017668:Age of Onset; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018450:Disease Progression; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D064307:Microbiota; D011379:Prognosis; D012135:Respiratory Sounds; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D012307:Risk Factors
asthma; childhood; genetics; inception; infection; virus; wheezing