Background The role of respiratory viruses in the pathogenesis of bronchiolitis was re‐
evaluated with the use of molecular methods such as PCR for virus detection. Whether …

Viral bronchiolitis is a common and costly condition among young children worldwide,
contributing to high medical expenditures in industrialized countries and significant mortality …

Objectives: Describe a patient presentation consistent with bronchiolitis. Describe the criteria
used to diagnose bronchiolitis. Review the management of bronchiolitis. Incorporate a …

Viral respiratory infections are often grouped as a single respiratory syndrome named 'viral
bronchiolitis', independently of the viral etiology or individual risk factors. Clinical trials and …

There is currently no prospect of an end to the annual epidemics of acute bronchiolitis,
which cause considerable morbidity in previously healthy infants and are a major threat to …

Although recent guidelines recommend a minimalist approach to bronchiolitis, there are
several issues with this posture. First, there are concerns about the definition of the disease …

Bronchioles are noncartilaginous small airways with internal diameter of 2 mm or less,
located from approximately the eighth generation of purely air conducting airways …

Bronchiolitis is a disorder most commonly caused in infants by viral lower respiratory tract
infection. It is the most common lower respiratory infection in this age group. It is …

Bronchiolitis is an acute respiratory illness precipitated by a viral infection and resulting in
obstruction of the small airways. While mortality due to bronchiolitis is low in developed …