Background The gastrointestinal (GI) microbiota has been linked to health consequences
throughout life, from early life illnesses (eg sepsis and necrotising enterocolitis) to lifelong …

Rationale Identifying neonatal and post‐discharge exposures among extremely low
gestational age newborns (ELGANs) that drive increased pulmonary morbidity and …

Background Cysteinyl‐leukotrienes are increased in the airways of infants with virus‐
associated wheezing. We aimed to determine the effects of a cysteinyl‐leukotriene‐1 …

Under-diagnosis of asthma in 'under-fives' may be alleviated by improved inquiry into
disease history. We assessed a questionnaire-based screening tool for asthma among 614 …

Background: Reported wheeze is of major relevance in the diagnosis and management of
asthma and epidemiological studies on asthma prevalence. Our aim was to investigate the …

Background Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide for children
under the age of 5 years, with most deaths occurring in low-and lower-middle-income …

As doenças respiratórias crônicas, essencialmente representadas por asma e doença
pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC), são definidas como um conjunto de doenças que …

Flexible bronchoscopy is an efficient tool for diagnosing common respiratory complaints,
including noisy breathing, chronic wheezing, and chronic cough. Accurate diagnosis …

Objectives: Our study investigated the prevalence of wheeze and its associated factors
among children between the ages of 0 and 8 years in flood prone areas of Lafia local …

This thesis prospectively characterises respiratory morbidity and respiratory pathogens in
survivors of very preterm birth, less than 32 weeks' gestation, for one year after hospital …