The Journal of pediatrics
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The Journal of pediatrics · Oct 1974
Comparative Study Clinical TrialGreater frequency of viral respiratory infections in asthmatic children as compared with their nonasthmatic siblings.
A longitudinal clincal and microbiologic surveillance was conducted from October to May, 1971-72, on 16 children with infectious asthma and 15 of their nonasthmatic siblings. Asthmatic children experienced a significantly greater frequency of viral respiratory infections than did nonasthmatic ones (5.1 vs. 3.8 per subject). This increased incidence appeared to be largely the result of a greater number of rhinovirus infections. While respiratory infections of identical etiology that occurred concurrently in an asthmatic and his sibling were equivalent in severity, illnesses were longer (but not significantly so) in asthmatic children.
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The Journal of pediatrics · Oct 1974
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialThe effects of four different radiant warmer temperature set-points used for rewarming neonates.
Temperatures for rewarming neonates have been established for convection incubators. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects on neonates when the skin surface was rewarmed at one of four different levels with an infra-red warmer. ⋯ Although rewarming at 38 degrees (100.4 degrees F) surfacetemperature bears the theoretic risk of the effects of hyperthermic stress to the neonate, particularly of apnea, the 12 infants rewarmed at this temperature set-point all achieved normal rectal temperatures significantly sooner than the infants in the other three groups without evidence of ill effects. The attainment of a rectal temperature of 37 degrees C within the 4 hr study period and the absence of hypoglycemia in the 38 degrees C skin temperature group was statistically significant when compared to the frequency of occurrence in the other groups.