TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevention of recurrent respiratory infections
T2 - Inter-society Consensus
AU - Chiappini, Elena
AU - Santamaria, Francesca
AU - Marseglia, Gian Luigi
AU - Marchisio, Paola
AU - Galli, Luisa
AU - Cutrera, Renato
AU - de Martino, Maurizio
AU - Antonini, Sara
AU - Becherucci, Paolo
AU - Biasci, Paolo
AU - Bortone, Barbara
AU - Bottero, Sergio
AU - Caldarelli, Valeria
AU - Cardinale, Fabio
AU - Gattinara, Guido Castelli
AU - Ciarcià, Martina
AU - Ciofi, Daniele
AU - D’Elios, Sofia
AU - Di Mauro, Giuseppe
AU - Doria, Mattia
AU - Indinnimeo, Luciana
AU - Vecchio, Andrea Lo
AU - Macrì, Francesco
AU - Mattina, Roberto
AU - Miniello, Vito Leonardo
AU - del Giudice, Michele Miraglia
AU - Morbin, Guido
AU - Motisi, Marco Antonio
AU - Novelli, Andrea
AU - Palamara, Anna Teresa
AU - Panatta, Maria Laura
AU - Pasinato, Angela
AU - Peroni, Diego
AU - Perruccio, Katia
AU - Piacentini, Giorgio
AU - Pifferi, Massimo
AU - Pignataro, Lorenzo
AU - Sitzia, Emanuela
AU - Tersigni, Chiara
AU - Torretta, Sara
AU - Trambusti, Irene
AU - Trippella, Giulia
AU - Valentini, Diletta
AU - Valentini, Sandro
AU - Varricchio, Attilio
AU - Verga, Maria Carmen
AU - Vicini, Claudio
AU - Zecca, Marco
AU - Villani, Alberto
N1 - Funding Information:
The Consensus Conference drafting was independent and was financially supported by a non-conditioning contribution from Valeas Inc., Milan, Italy regarding the organization of panel meetings.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s).
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Recurrent respiratory infections (RRIs) are a common clinical condition in children, in fact about 25% of children under 1 year and 6% of children during the first 6 years of life have RRIs. In most cases, infections occur with mild clinical manifestations and the frequency of episodes tends to decrease over time with a complete resolution by 12 years of age. However, RRIs significantly reduce child and family quality of life and lead to significant medical and social costs. Despite the importance of this condition, there is currently no agreed definition of the term RRIs in the literature, especially concerning the frequency and type of infectious episodes to be considered. The aim of this consensus document is to propose an updated definition and provide recommendations with the intent of guiding the physician in the complex process of diagnosis, management and prevention of RRIs.
AB - Recurrent respiratory infections (RRIs) are a common clinical condition in children, in fact about 25% of children under 1 year and 6% of children during the first 6 years of life have RRIs. In most cases, infections occur with mild clinical manifestations and the frequency of episodes tends to decrease over time with a complete resolution by 12 years of age. However, RRIs significantly reduce child and family quality of life and lead to significant medical and social costs. Despite the importance of this condition, there is currently no agreed definition of the term RRIs in the literature, especially concerning the frequency and type of infectious episodes to be considered. The aim of this consensus document is to propose an updated definition and provide recommendations with the intent of guiding the physician in the complex process of diagnosis, management and prevention of RRIs.
KW - Children
KW - Immune system
KW - Prevention
KW - Recurrent respiratory infections
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U2 - 10.1186/s13052-021-01150-0
DO - 10.1186/s13052-021-01150-0
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85117783047
VL - 47
JO - Italian Journal of Pediatrics
JF - Italian Journal of Pediatrics
SN - 1720-8424
IS - 1
M1 - 211
ER -