There is poor agreement on definitions of different phenotypes of preschool wheezing
disorders. The present Task Force proposes to use the terms episodic (viral) wheeze to …

The role of persistent and recurrent bacterial infection of the conducting airways
(endobronchial infection) in the causation of chronic respiratory symptoms, particularly …

This European Respiratory Society statement provides a comprehensive overview on
protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) in children. A task force of experts, consisting of …

Asthma is the most common chronic lower respiratory disease in childhood throughout the
world. Several guidelines and/or consensus documents are available to support medical …

A collaboration of multidisciplinary experts on the delivery of pharmaceutical aerosols was
facilitated by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the International Society for …

Community-based surveys show that parentalreported cough as an isolated symptom has a
high prevalence. 2 3 Reported cough without colds has a prevalence of 28% in boys and …

To study the cellular infiltrate that occurs within the airways of infants with respiratory
syncytial virus bronchiolitis, samples of airways secretions were obtained by bronchial …

Background: Persistent bacterial bronchitis (PBB) seems to be under-recognised and often
misdiagnosed as asthma. In the absence of published data relating to the management and …

The aim of this study was to determine whether interleukin (IL)-8 is released within the upper
respiratory tract of infants during respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis and whether …

Adherence to inhaled steroids is suboptimal in many children with asthma and can lead to
poor disease control. Many previous studies in paediatric populations have used subjective …