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Bronchiolitis: update 2001.

Cory Schlesinger·Michael N Koss
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In this review, reports from last year on the following topics are summarized: (1) reviews of bronchiolitis in infants; respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated illness, including possible viral mechanisms of alteration of airway function and results of an epidemiologic study of bronchiolitis-associated mortality. Studies evaluating (2) the use of serum eosinophilic cationic protein as a marker for development of subsequent persistent wheezing infants; (3) parental bronchial responsiveness as an indicator of genetic susceptibility to acute bronchiolitis; (4) prophylactic use of monoclonal antibody (Palivizumab) to control an outbreak of RSV in a hospital nursery; (5) a controlled clinical trial of ribaviron in acutely ill children; (6) reports of new associations with bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP); (7) case reports of use of methotrexate as an alternate to corticosteroids in treatment of BOOP; (8) a newly described entity, eosinophilic bronchiolitis.

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Acute DiseaseAdrenal Cortex HormonesAge DistributionBronchiolitis, ViralChildChild, PreschoolCryptogenic Organizing PneumoniaDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansInfantMaleMethotrexatePrevalencePrognosisRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexJournal ArticleReview

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Cory Schlesinger, Michael N Koss. 2002. Bronchiolitis: update 2001.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00063198-200203000-00006

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