Julie Nyholm Kyvsgaard, Laura Marie Hesselberg, Rikke Bjersand Sunde, Nicklas Brustad, Nilo Vahman, Ann-Marie Malby Schoos, Klaus Bønnelykke, Jakob Stokholm, Bo Chawes
BACKGROUND: Early-life respiratory tract infections have been linked to the development of asthma, but studies on burden and subtypes of common infections in asthma development are sparse. OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to examine the association between burden of early-life infections, including subtypes, with risk of asthma from ages 3-10 years and lung function at age 10 years. METHODS: We included 662 children from the COPSAC2010 birth cohort, where infections, i...
April 10, 2024: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in Practice