Lower cognitive scores among toddlers in birth cohorts with acute respiratory illnesses, fevers, and laboratory-confirmed influenza

CONCLUSIONS: ARIs and fever during infancy were associated with lower Bayley scores at 12 months, and laboratory-confirmed influenza was associated with lower cognitive scores at 24 months suggesting the potential value of vaccination to prevent non-respiratory complications of influenza.PMID:34519426 | DOI:10.1111/irv.12904

Source: Respiratory Care - September 14, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner Rosalba Gonzalez William Davis Arlene Calvo Natalie Olson Lauren Grant Morgan Hess-Holtz Vic Veguilla Rafael Rauda Susan Cornelia Kaydos-Daniels Nestor Sosa Evelina I Aedo Ru íz Julio Armero Guardado Rachael Porter Danilo Franco Source Type: research