Recurrent wheezing in children with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis in Qatar |
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Authors: | V. M. Osundwa S. T. Dawod M. Ehlayel |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Paediatrics, Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, Qatar, Arabian Gulf |
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Abstract: | Records of 70 infants admitted to Hamad General Hospital with RSV bronchiolitis and a similar number of controls were retrospectively reviewed. Two years after admission, 44% of the infants with RSV bronchiolitis developed recurrent wheezing compared with only 12.9% of controls (P=0.001). A family history of atopy appeared not to be a significant predisposing factor for the occurrence of recurrent wheezing in post RSV bronchiolitis patients. These results are similar to those from similar studies in industrialized countries. |
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Keywords: | Recurrent wheezing RSV bronchiolitis Family history of atopy |
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