Abstract

M Lemke, TV Hartert, T Gebretsadik, KN Carroll. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2013;110(6):433–437 The goal of this study was to establish atopic predisposition as a predictive factor to lower respiratory tract infection severity in infants with secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure. Study patients were 451 mother–infant pairs enrolled in TCRI (Tennessee Children’s Respiratory Initiative). This longitudinal prospective study assessed familial atopic predisposition and severity of viral respiratory infections in infants with SHS exposure. Term infants with a birth weight ≥2275 g were enrolled from September to May of 2004 to 2008 when they presented with lower respiratory tract infection …

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