1. Episodic viral wheeze and multiple-trigger wheeze in preschool children are neither distinct nor constant patterns. A prospective multicenter cohort study in secondary care
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Anneke M. Landstra, Annemie L. M. Boehmer, Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans, Walter A. F. Balemans, Marianne L. Brouwer, Paul L. P. Brand, Laetitia E. M. Niers, Marielle W. Pijnenburg, Johan C. de Jongste, Maud J. A. Raaymakers, Peter J. F. M. Merkus, Anja Vaessen-Verberne, Lifelong Learning, Education & Assessment Research Network (LEARN), and Pediatrics
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Male ,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,preschool children ,RT-PCR ,Secondary Care ,Diagnosis, Differential ,Secondary care ,03 medical and health sciences ,All institutes and research themes of the Radboud University Medical Center ,0302 clinical medicine ,Recurrence ,030225 pediatrics ,Wheeze ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,RESPIRATORY VIRUSES ,Respiratory system ,Respiratory Sounds ,Asthma ,business.industry ,Infant ,asthma & early wheeze ,episodic viral wheeze ,Prognosis ,medicine.disease ,Phenotype ,lnfectious Diseases and Global Health Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 4] ,Upper respiratory tract infection ,030228 respiratory system ,Virus Diseases ,INFECTIONS ,Child, Preschool ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Respiratory virus ,ASTHMA ,Female ,Multiple trigger wheeze ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Cohort study ,multiple-trigger wheeze - Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate whether episodic viral wheeze (EVW) and multiple‐trigger wheeze (MTW) are clinically distinguishable and stable preschool wheezing phenotypes. Methods: Children of age 1 to 4 year with recurrent, pediatrician‐confirmed wheeze were recruited from secondary care; 189 were included. Respiratory and viral upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) symptoms were recorded weekly by parents in an electronic diary during 12 months. Every 3 months, diary‐based symptoms were classified as EVW or MTW and compared to phenotypes assigned by pediatricians based on clinical history. We collected nasal samples for respiratory virus PCR during URTI, respiratory symptoms and in absence of symptoms. Results: Of 660 3‐month periods, the diary‐based phenotype was EVW in 11%, MTW in 54% and 35% were free from respiratory episodes. Pediatrician‐based classification showed 59% EVW and 26% MTW. The Kappa measure of agreement between diary‐ based and pediatrician‐assigned phenotypes was very low (0.12, 95%CI, 0.07‐0.17). Phenotypic instability was observed in 32% of cases. PCR was positive in 71% during URTI symptoms, 66% during respiratory symptoms and 38% in the absence of symptoms. Conclusion: This study shows that EVW and MTW are variable over time within patients. Pediatrician classification of these phenotypes based on clinical history does not correspond to prospectively recorded symptom patterns. The applicability of these phenotypes as a basis for therapeutic decisions and prognosis should be questioned.
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- 2019