Lower respiratory tract infections in early life are associated with obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis during childhood in a large birth cohort.
Maria J GutierrezGustavo NinoJeremy S Landeo-GutierrezMiriam R WeissDiego A PreciadoXiumei HongXiaobin WangPublished in: Sleep (2022)
Children with severe LRTIs in early life have significantly increased risk of developing OSA during the first 5 years of life. Our results offer a new paradigm for investigating novel mechanisms and interventions targeting the early pathogenesis of OSA in the pediatric population.