Effects of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Infancy on Asthma and Respiratory Allergy in 6-Year-Old Children.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings support the need for understanding and monitoring the long-term health outcomes of RSV infection in infancy. Appropriate prevention and treatment measures for RSV infection during infancy may reduce the incidence of associated long-term adverse health outcomes. Knowledge of the long-term complications of RSV infection in infancy, such as asthma, hay fever, or respiratory allergy, can aid in the prevention and better management of these health conditions. PMID: 30392008 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Southern Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: South Med J Source Type: research