| Wheezing in infants: frequency, clinical characteristics and treatment. | |
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PMID: 22782490 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the frequency and describe the clinical characteristics and respective treatments of previous history of wheezing. METHODS: Infants aged 6-23 months with upper respiratory tract complaints and reported previous wheezing were followed-up retrospectively. Data were registered on a validated standardized form. RESULTS: Out of 451 infants, 164 (36.4%; CI95%:31.9-41.0) had a report of prior history of wheezing, 148 (32.8%; CI95%:28.5-37.4) during the first year of life. The mean age at the first episode of wheezing was 5.3±3.9 months. Among those who had had their first episode before 12 months of age, 38.5% reported 3 to 6 episodes and 14.2% > 6 episodes. Mean age at first episode was younger for those with ≥ 3 episodes in comparison with those with ≤ 2 episodes (3.2±2.7 vs. 5.7±2.5 months, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: One third of the infants reported wheezing during the first year of life. The earlier the first episode occurs, the more frequently wheezing recurs. |
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Maiara Lanna Bouzas; Dirceu Solé; Maria Regina A Cardoso; Eliana E V Silva; Karen S Miranda; Laíse R Néri; Patrícia F C Silva; Ramon S Amoedo; Rômulo B Meneses; Aldina Barral; Cristiana M Nascimento-Carvalho |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-7-06 |
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Title: Jornal de pediatria Volume: - ISSN: 1678-4782 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jul |
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Created Date: 2012-7-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985188R Medline TA: J Pediatr (Rio J) Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, BA, Brazil. |
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