Short- and long-term efficacy of prednisolone for first acute rhinovirus-induced wheezing episode



: Jartti T, Nieminen R, Vuorinen T, Lehtinen P, Vahlberg T, Gern J, Camargo CA, Ruuskanen O

Publisher: MOSBY-ELSEVIER

: 2015

: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

: J ALLERGY CLIN IMMUN

: 135

: 3

: 691

: U178

: 17

: 0091-6749

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2014.07.001


Conclusions: Prednisolone cannot be routinely recommended for all young children experiencing their first acute, moderate-to-severe, rhinovirus-induced wheezing episode. Prednisolone might be beneficial in a subgroup of children with high viral loads.




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