Infections and their role in childhood asthma inception

Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2014 Mar;25(2):122-8. doi: 10.1111/pai.12147. Epub 2013 Nov 17.

Abstract

The association of early-onset wheezing with common viral and bacterial infections has raised significant interest in the role of infections in childhood asthma inception. This article serves to review these relationships among infections, host factors, and asthma inception in childhood.

Keywords: asthma; childhood; genetics; inception; infection; virus; wheezing.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Age of Onset
  • Asthma / diagnosis
  • Asthma / epidemiology*
  • Asthma / microbiology
  • Asthma / physiopathology
  • Asthma / virology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disease Progression
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lung* / microbiology
  • Lung* / physiopathology
  • Lung* / virology
  • Microbiota
  • Prognosis
  • Respiratory Sounds
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / diagnosis
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / physiopathology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / virology
  • Risk Factors