Asthma, Author Interviews, Infections, Pediatrics / 08.02.2017
Palivizumab Prophylaxis in Preterm Infants and Subsequent Recurrent Wheezing
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Hiroyuki Mochizuki, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor & Chairman
Department of Pediatrics
Tokai University School of Medicine
Japan
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: My major is allergy and respiratory health of children. By this examination, we wanted to know the true influence of respiratory syncytial virus infection on childhood atopic asthma. We have confirmed that infantile asthma is heterogenic, and at least two kinds of phenotypes are present.
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