id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-303606-ypkia5x1 Lee, So-lun Is respiratory viral infection really an important trigger of asthma exacerbations in children? 2011-03-30 .txt text/plain 3525 179 46 We performed a prospective cohort study from September 2003 to December 2004 to delineate attributing the effect of different respiratory viral infections including newly discovered ones to asthma exacerbations in children in Hong Kong. Plausible explanations for much lower virus detection rate than previously reported include improved personal hygiene and precautionary measures taken during respiratory tract infections in the immediate post-severe acute respiratory syndrome period together with a significant contribution of other adverse factors like environmental air pollution. Plausible explanations for much lower virus detection rate than previously reported include improved personal hygiene and precautionary measures taken during respiratory tract infections in the immediate post-severe acute respiratory syndrome period together with a significant contribution of other adverse factors like environmental air pollution. Thus, we carried out a prospective study to delineate the current role of different viral respiratory tract infections including newly discovered respiratory viruses in asthma exacerbation in children in our locality. ./cache/cord-303606-ypkia5x1.txt ./txt/cord-303606-ypkia5x1.txt