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Master of Public Health

Relationship of secondhand smoke and infant lower respiratory tract infection severity by familial atopy status.

AUTHORS

Lemke M , Hartert TV , Gebretsadik T , Carroll KN , . Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology. 2013 6 1; 110(6). 433-7

ABSTRACT

Individuals with atopy have more severe complications of infectious diseases. We hypothesized that the importance of secondhand smoke (SHS) on lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) severity would be greater in infants with a familial atopic predisposition.

Individuals with atopy have more severe complications of infectious diseases. We hypothesized that the importance of secondhand smoke (SHS) on lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) severity would be greater in infants with a familial atopic predisposition.

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