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SUBMITTER: Castro M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2597800 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Castro Mario M Schweiger Toni T Yin-DeClue Huiquing H Ramkumar Thiruvamoor P TP Christie Chandrika C Zheng Jie J Cohen Rebecca R Schechtman Kenneth B KB Strunk Robert R Bacharier Leonard B LB
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 20080828 4
<h4>Background</h4>Immune response after viral infection usually involves T(H)1-mediated response; however, severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection appears to be associated with the development of asthma, a T(H)2-predominant phenotype.<h4>Objective</h4>To understand the early and subsequent immunologic response to a serious RSV infection in children over time.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 206 previously healthy infants hospitalized with severe RSV bronchiolitis were enrolled in a prospec ...[more]