Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Preterm Infants and Later Onset of Asthma

Conclusions: In prematurely born children, there is a moderate association between severe RSV infection, as measured by RSV-H in the first year of life, and asthma up to 5 years of age.
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Immunology and Host Response Source Type: research