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Steroids do not improve RSV-related wheeze in children
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-related lower respiratory tract infection is common in infants and is often followed by recurrent wheeze and morbidity. This double-blind placebo controlled trial investigated whether early glucocorticoids prevent recurrent wheeze.
The 243 participants were infants (aged <13 months) admitted to hospital with RSV (confirmed by immunofluorescence) from …