Differential asthma odds following respiratory infection in children from three minority populations.
Eric M WohlfordLuisa N BorrellJennifer R ElhawaryBrian PlotkinSam S OhThomas J NucktonCeleste EngSandra SalazarMichael A LeNoirKelley MeadeHarold J FarberDenise SerebriskyEmerita Brigino-BuenaventuraWilliam Rodriguez-CintronRajesh KumarShannon ThyneMax A SeiboldJosé R Rodríguez-SantanaEsteban González BurchardPublished in: PloS one (2020)
We observed population-specific associations between early-life respiratory illnesses and asthma, which were especially significant and stronger in Puerto Ricans. Taken together with the known high burden of RSV in Puerto Rico, our results may help explain the high burden of asthma in Puerto Ricans.