Role of the asthma predictive index (API) in assessing the development of asthma among Brazilian children
| Autor: | A.A. Camara, V.P.L. Ferriani, Jorgete Maria e Silva, L. Karla Arruda, Luciana DiniGianini de Albuquerque |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Allergy business.industry Dry cough Immunology medicine.disease Bioinformatics Asthma predictive index Confidence interval respiratory tract diseases immune system diseases Bronchial hyperresponsiveness Internal medicine Positive predicative value Meeting Abstract medicine Immunology and Allergy Eosinophilia medicine.symptom business Asthma |
| Zdroj: | The World Allergy Organization Journal |
| ISSN: | 1939-4551 |
| Popis: | Methods Sixty one of 76 children who participated in a previous study (Camara et al JACI 2004;113;551-7) aimed at identifying risk factors for acute wheezing in infancy were re-evaluated at the ages of 2-4 and 8-12 years. They had been seen at the Emergency Room (ER) for an episode of wheezing at the age of 6-24 months. At the age of 8-12 years, parents completed a questionnaire on respiratory symptoms; 52 children underwent skin prick testing with a panel of inhalant and food allergens and 48 performed methacholine challenge tests. Children were considered asthmatic at the age of 8-12 years if they presented previous physician-diagnosed asthma, or at least one of the following symptoms in the past 12 months: wheezing, cough or chest tightness with exercise, or dry cough without colds, accompanied by bronchial hyperresponsiveness, defined by a PC20 |
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