Mecanismos infecciosos na patogenia da asma / Infectious mechanism in the pathogenesis of the asthma

ABSTRACT

There has been general acceptance that upper and lower respiratory infections are implicated in the pathogenesis of asthma. Identification of different virus infections associated with recurrent wheezing or asthmatic attacks opened a wide field for research that provided many conflicting results. This review analyses the more relevant, prospective and retrospective trials and discuss the mechanism of infection induced asthma