Authors:
Sly PD, Kusel M, Holt PG.
Authors notes:
J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Jun;125(6):1202-5. Epub 2010 Mar 20.
Keywords:
early-life viral infections, asthma
Abstract:
Epidemiologic associations between viral lower respiratory infections (LRIs) and asthma in later childhood are well known. However, the question of whether such infections cause asthma or unmask asthma in a susceptible host has still not been settled.