Weekly monitoring of children with asthma for infections and illness during common cold seasons
JP Olenec, WK Kim, WM Lee, F Vang… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Exacerbations of childhood asthma and rhinovirus infections both peak
during the spring and fall, suggesting that viral infections are major contributors to seasonal
asthma morbidity. OBJECTIVES: We sought to evaluate rhinovirus infections during peak
seasons in children with asthma and to analyze relationships between viral infection and
illness severity. METHODS: Fifty-eight children aged 6 to 8 years with asthma provided 5
consecutive weekly nasal lavage samples during September and April; symptoms …
during the spring and fall, suggesting that viral infections are major contributors to seasonal
asthma morbidity. OBJECTIVES: We sought to evaluate rhinovirus infections during peak
seasons in children with asthma and to analyze relationships between viral infection and
illness severity. METHODS: Fifty-eight children aged 6 to 8 years with asthma provided 5
consecutive weekly nasal lavage samples during September and April; symptoms …
