Bronchiolitis an old disease with still many open questions

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Chairs: G. Wennergren (Gothenburg, Sweden), F. De Benedictis (Ancona, Italy)
Aims: The aims of this session are to understand:
- the importance to have a clear definition of bronchiolitis and which role have other respiratory viruses in the aetiology of bronchiolitis.
- the clinical characteristics of infant with bronchiolitis who have necessity of ventilatory support.
- and the role of other viruses than RSV in the link with asthma.

Epidemiology of viral bronchiolitis T. Jartti (Turku, Finland)
Factors that influence bronchiolitis severity A. Greenough (London, United Kingdom)
Influence of acute bronchiolitis on development of wheezing and asthma: is respiratory syncytial virus ready for the challenge? F. Midulla (Rome, Italy)