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ArticleActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2014

Recurrent wheezing 36 months after bronchiolitis is associated with rhinovirus infections and blood eosinophilia.

Fabio Midulla, Ambra Nicolai, Marianna Ferrara, Federico Gentile, Alessandra Pierangeli, Enea Bonci, Carolina Scagnolari, Corrado Moretti, Guido Antonelli, Paola Papoff

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Article in Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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31citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Prednisolone for the first rhinovirus-induced wheezing and 4-year asthma risk: A randomized trial.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fabio MidullaDepartment of Paediatrics, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Ambra Nicolai
Marianna Ferrara
Federico Gentile
Alessandra Pierangeli
Enea Bonci
Carolina Scagnolari
Corrado Moretti
Guido Antonelli
Paola Papoff
Sapienza University of Rome · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimLinks between respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis and asthma are well known, but few studies have dealt with wheezing following bronchiolitis induced by other viruses. We assessed the risk factors for recurrent wheezing in infants hospitalised for acute viral bronchiolitis.

methodsWe followed 313 infants for three years after they were hospitalised for bronchiolitis, caused by 14 different viruses, to identify risk factors for recurrent wheezing. Parents provided feedback on wheezing episodes during telephone interviews 12 (n = 266), 24 (n = 242) and 36 (n = 230) months after hospitalisation.

resultsThe frequency of wheezing episodes diminished during the follow-up period: 137 children (51.7%) at 12 months, 117 (48.3%) at 24 months and 93 (40.4%) at 36 months. The risk of wheeze after three years was OR = 7.2 (95% CI 3.9-13.3) if they had episodes of wheezing during the first year after bronchiolitis, 16.8 (8.7-32.7) if they had episodes of wheezing during the second year and 55.0 (22.7-133.2) if they wheezed during both years. Blood eosinophils >400 cells/μL (OR 7.7; CI 1.4-41.8) and rhinovirus infections (3.1; 1.0-9.4) were the major risk factors for recurrent wheezing.

conclusionRecurrent wheezing 36 months after infant bronchiolitis was associated with rhinoviruses and blood eosinophilia.

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RhinovirusBronchiolitisEosinophiliaFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMalePicornaviridae InfectionsProspective StudiesRespiratory SoundsRespiratory Syncytial VirusesRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsAsthmaBlood eosinophiliaBronchiolitisRhinovirusesWheeze

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PMID24948158
PMCPMC7159785
OpenAlexW2073767591

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