Objective: To study how the risk factors for recurrent wheezing and asthma vary by different definitions of bronchiolitis. Methods: Viral etiology and atopic characteristics were studied in 259 ...

Bronchiolitis is a virus-induced inflammation of the tiniest of ... oxygen from getting to the air sacs at the end. This causes wheezing as the air snakes through the smaller airways but can ...

Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is responsible for 50-80% of bronchiolitis hospitalizations ... the relationship between recurrent wheezing (RW) in year three and documented RSV ...