The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 119, Issue 2 , Pages 314-321 , February 2007

Prevalence of viral respiratory tract infections in children with asthma

  • Nino Khetsuriani, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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  • N. Neely Kazerouni, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, Division of Environmental Hazard and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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  • Dean D. Erdman, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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  • Xiaoyan Lu, MS

      Affiliations

    • From the Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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  • Stephen C. Redd, MD

      Affiliations

    • Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, Division of Environmental Hazard and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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  • Larry J. Anderson, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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  • W. Gerald Teague, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Cystic Fibrosis, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: W. Gerald Teague, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Emory Pediatrics, 2015 Uppergate Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322.

Received 19 December 2005 ,Revised 9 August 2006 ,Accepted 15 August 2006.

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 Part of this study was presented and published in abstract form at the 2004 meeting of the American Thoracic Society in Orlando, Florida, and was supported by the National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Contract 200-1998-00103.Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: W. G. Teague is on the speakers' bureau for Merck and Co. N. N. Kazerouni has received grant support from the National Center for Environmental Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rest of the authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

PII: S0091-6749(06)02129-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.08.041

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 119, Issue 2 , Pages 314-321 , February 2007

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