Lower respiratory tract infection and wheezing or asthma in children / 国际儿科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective@#As a chronic inflammation of the airways under the influence of multiple factors, there are at least 300 million asthma patients worldwide, and the incidence of childhood wheezing diseases is increasing year by year.Scholars at home and abroad generally believe that respiratory infection is one of the important factors inducing children′s wheezing.To explore the respiratory infectious factors causing children′s wheezing, including pathogens and pathogenic mechanisms, has important clinical significance for the diagnosis and treatment of children′s wheezing diseases.This review summarizes the status of children′s lower respiratory tract infections, explores the characteristics of different pathogen infections, the pathogenesis of infection and the relationship with wheezing or asthma, briefly describes the current treatment and prevention methods, and deepens the understanding of the status quo of children with wheezing disease.