Do early-life allergic sensitization and respiratory infection interact to increase asthma risk?
Vikas WadhwaDanielle WurzelShyamali C DharmageMichael John AbramsonCaroline LodgeMelissa RussellPublished in: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma (2024)
Our findings do not support 'two-hit' interactions between early life allergic sensitization and respiratory infection on asthma risk. Both early life respiratory infections and allergic sensitization were risk factors and children with either should be monitored closely for development of asthma.