An association between respiratory infections and asthma attacks has been acknowledged
for several decades. Patients suffering from an acute attack of asthma very often give a …

Objective: To study the association between upper and lower respiratory viral infections and
acute exacerbations of asthma in schoolchildren in the community. Design: Community …

We have shown that viruses are associated with 80 to 85% of asthma exacerbations in
school-age children in the community. We hypothesize that viral infections are also associated …

OBJECTIVE: Higher maternal intake of vitamin D during pregnancy is associated with a
lower risk of wheezing in offspring. The relationship between cord-blood levels of 25-…

Clinical observation and anecdotal evidence have long indicated a relationship between
the development of an upper respiratory tract viral infection (a'cold') and exacerbations of …

Rhinoviruses and enteroviruses are the major members of the picornavirus genus that
cause human disease. We compared the polymerase chain reaction and viral culture for the …

Bronchial hyperresponslveness (BHR) to Inhaled histamine has often been cited as the gold
standard In asthma diagnosis, but recently this has been questioned. This report assesses …

Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections are associated with progressive life threatening
decline of lung function in cystic fibrosis sufferers. Growth of Ps. aeruginosa releases a …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of breastfeeding on wheezing and current asthma in
children 2 to 6 years of age. STUDY DESIGN: Infants (n=1105) were enrolled in a …

Aminoglycoside antibiotics have been shown to induce adaptive resistance in Pseudomonas
aeruginosa in vitro and in a mouse model of infection, but adaptive resistance has not …