Annual Congress Vienna 2012

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Viral respiratory disease in preschool children

Symposium
Chairs: M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands), F. De Baets (Ghent, Belgium)
Aims: The aim of this symposium is to gain more insight on:
- the role of viral respiratory infections in otherwise healthy children and in children with chronic respiratory disease;
- the influence of viral infection on the innate immunity and immune responses in children with asthma and cystic fibrosis;
- the relationship between vitamin D status and susceptibility for viral infection;
- the therapeutic options for viral respiratory infections.

Epidemiology of viral respiratory infection in children M. Van Der Zalm (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Why do viral respiratory infections cause greater morbidity in children with asthma than in healthy children? S.L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom)