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Comment by Dr Mark Lavercombe:
The authors of this paper demonstrate that in the five years after an initial episode of protracted bacterial bronchitis, almost 70% of children have ongoing symptoms, 27% have clinician-diagnosed asthma and 10% have developed bronchiectasis. They identify children at particular risk of progression and recommend follow-up strategies to mitigate the future risk.
Comment by Dr Mark Lavercombe:
This study demonstrates a potential correlation between childhood pneumonia and exposure to solid fuel burning. Future work might examine whether reduction in indoor biomass pollution will lead to reduction in early childhood pneumonia.
Persistence with inhaled corticosteroids reduces the risk of exacerbation among adults with asthma: A real-world investigation. Corrao et al.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/resp.12791/abstract (Apr 2016)
Increasing awareness of sex differences in airway diseases. Raghavan and Jain.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/resp.12702/abstract (Dec 2015)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa antibiotic resistance in Australian cystic fibrosis centres. Smith et al.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/resp.12714/abstract (Dec 2015)
(FREE access: Editor's Choice; Editorial: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/resp.12721/abstract)
Systematic review and meta-analysis of respiratory viral coinfections in children. Lim et al.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/resp.12741/abstract (Feb 2016)