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SUBMITTER: Abrams EM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6733049 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology 20190617 2
Phenotypic variation in asthma, especially early childhood asthma, is increasingly recognized. Although inhaled corticosteroids are recommended as first-line therapy, it has less efficacy in controlling intermittent wheeze due to viral-induced symptoms in early childhood. This article reviews 2 emerging therapies in particular for early childhood wheeze: azithromycin and bacterial lysate therapy. Azithromycin's effects are both antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, and it has been shown in 2 stud ...[more]