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Review
. 2014 Mar;25(2):122-8.
doi: 10.1111/pai.12147. Epub 2013 Nov 17.

Infections and their role in childhood asthma inception

Amy O Thomas  1 , Robert F Lemanske Jr, Daniel J Jackson
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Review

Infections and their role in childhood asthma inception

Amy O Thomas et al. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

The association of early-onset wheezing with common viral and bacterial infections has raised significant interest in the role of infections in childhood asthma inception. This article serves to review these relationships among infections, host factors, and asthma inception in childhood.

Keywords: asthma; childhood; genetics; inception; infection; virus; wheezing.

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Figure 1
Pathogenesis of asthma inception. Adapted from Jackson et al., 73. This figure highlights relationships among infections, environmental, and host factors in the inception of asthma.
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