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| Pitrez,P.M.C.; Machado,D.C.; Jones,M.H.; Andrade,F.; Camozzato,C.; Stein,R.T.. |
| Wheezing associated with respiratory viral infections in infancy is very common and results in high morbidity worldwide. The Th1/Th2 pattern of immune response in these patients remains unclear and previous studies have shown controversial results. The aim of the present study was to compare the type of Th1/Th2 cytokine response between infants with acute bronchiolitis, recurrent wheezing and upper respiratory infections from a developing country. Infants younger than 2 years of age admitted to Hospital São Lucas, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, between May and November 2001, with an acute episode of wheezing associated with viral respiratory infection were selected. Subjects with upper respiratory infections from the emergency department were selected for the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Acute bronchiolitis; Inflammation; Interferon-gamma; Interleukin-4; Cytokines. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005000100008 |
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