Prematurity, chorioamnionitis, and the development of recurrent wheezing: A prospective birth cohort study

• Published in: Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2008-04, Vol.121 (4), p.878-884.e6
• Main Authors: Kumar, Rajesh, MD, Yu, Yunxian, MD, PhD, Story, Rachel E., MD, MPH, Pongracic, Jacqueline A., MD, Gupta, Ruchi, MD, Pearson, Colleen, BA, Ortiz, Kathryn, BA, Bauchner, Howard C., MD, Wang, Xiaobin, MD, MPH, ScD
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Age; Allergy and Immunology; Antibiotics; Asthma; Asthma - diagnosis; Asthma - ethnology; Asthma - etiology; Biological and medical sciences; Birth weight; Black or African American; Black People; Blood; Breastfeeding & lactation; Child; Child, Preschool; Children & youth; Chorioamnionitis; Chorioamnionitis - diagnosis; Chorioamnionitis - ethnology; Chorioamnionitis - etiology; Chorioamnionitis - pathology; Cohort Studies; Consent; Diabetes; Ethnicity; Female; Fever; Follow-Up Studies; Food allergies; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fundamental immunology; Humans; Immunopathology; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Inner city; Male; Medical sciences; Pathology; Pregnancy; Premature birth; prematurity; Prospective Studies; Recurrence; recurrent wheezing; Respiratory Sounds - diagnosis; Respiratory Sounds - etiology; Risk Assessment; Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis; Studies; Ultrasonic imaging
• ISSN: 0091-6749; 1097-6825; 1097-6825
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.01.030

Background Prematurity (