Childhood Asthma after Bacterial Colonization of the Airway in Neonates

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Hans Bisgaard · Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood

Mette N. Hermansen

Frederik Buchvald

Lotte Loland

Liselotte Brydensholt Halkjær

Sannie Vester Thorsen

Malene Stage

Abstract

Neonates colonized in the hypopharyngeal region with S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, or M. catarrhalis, or with a combination of these organisms, are at increased risk for recurrent wheeze and asthma early in life.

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Respiratory and Cough-Related Research Asthma and respiratory diseases Pediatric health and respiratory diseases

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 357, Issue 15, pp. 1487-1495

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa052632

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Childhood Asthma after Bacterial Colonization of the Airway in Neonates

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