Therapy in childhood asthma I

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: P. Mondejar (El Palmar Murcia, Spain)
The childhood evaluation of salmeterol tachyphylaxis study (CHEST)
W. D. Carroll, P. Boit, I. Cliff, P. W. Jones, W. Lenney (Stoke-on-Trent, Keele, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Does a short course of oral glucocorticoids interfere with immune response in children with acute asthma?
F. M. Ducharme, S. Resendes, X. Zhang, H. D. Ochs, M. Bruce (Montreal, Canada; Seattle, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Effect of fluticasone and montelukast in preschool children with asthma-like symptoms
E. M. W. Kooi, S. Schokker, H. M. Boezen, T. W. de Vries, A. A. P. H. Vaessen-Verberne, T. van der Molen, E. J. Duiverman (Groningen, Leeuwarden, Breda, Netherlands)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Adult height in children treated with inhaled budesonide is normal but reached late
L. Agertoft, S. Pedersen (Kolding, Denmark)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Suboptimal persistence with inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) mono-therapy among children with persistent asthma in the UK
Q. Zhang, S. D. Taylor, V. Sazonov-Kocevar, M. Thomas, D. Price (Whitehouse Station, United States Of America; Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Lack of tolerance to the bronchoprotective effect with intermittent administration of salmeterol
M. Miraglia del Giudice, L. Pietroni, F. Decimo, F. M. de Benedictis (Naples, Ancona, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Association between tuberculin skin test and serum IgE level in asthmatic children
N. Baghaie, M. R. Masjedi, S. Khalilzadeh, S. S. Hakimi (Tehran, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Evaluation of relationship between total serum IgE level with BCG scar diameter in asthmatic children
E. Razi, P. Amiri, G. Mossavi (Kashan, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The use of pressurized metered-dose inhalers mith spacer in the treatment of asthmatic crises: impacts on treatment costs
J. P. B. Lotufo, H. M. Sabino, R. C. Calheiros, F. Stollar, D. M. Cardoso (São Paulo, Brazil)
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Use of spacers in pediatric ER
J. P. B. Lotufo, H. M. Sabino, J. M. G. Mendes, B. M. Machado, M. Paulis (São Paulo, Brazil)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Antibody response after varicella vaccination similar in children treated with budesonide inhalation suspension (BIS) or nonsteroidal conventional asthma therapy (NSCAT)
K. Murphy, K. Ververeli, B. M. Harvey, A. L. Duke, J. Chapas-Crilly, T. Uryniak, E. Lyzell, W. Mezzanotte (Omaha, Collegeville, Jonesboro, Little Rock, Wilmington, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Comparison of ciclesonide 160 μg/d with budesonide 400 μg/d in a randomised, double-blind study in children with moderate to severe asthma
A. von Berg, J. H. Vermeulen, W. Zachgo, S. Hellbardt, T. D. Bethke, R. Engelstätter (Wesel, Geesthacht, Konstanz, Germany; Cape Town, South Africa)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Comparison of once-daily ciclesonide 160 μg versus twice-daily fluticasone propionate 88 μg in children with moderate to severe asthma
L. Hiremath, T. Mohan-Kumar, V. Singh, P. Raman, U. Ramsperger, R. Engelstätter (Pune, Coimbatore, Jaipur, India; Konstanz, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Long-term treatment with ciclesonide once daily has no effect on growth velocity, skeletal maturity and HPA-axis function in children with mild persistent asthma
D. Skoner, C. E. Baena-Cagnani, J. Maspero (Pittsburgh, United States Of America; Cordoba, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Relationship between number of tidal breaths and drug delivery via spacer in pre-school children
A. Schultz, P. N. Le Souef, R. Thomas, S. Devadason (Perth, Australia)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Formoterol-HFA pMDI is effective and well tolerated in children with persistent asthma
F. Bonnet-Gonod, M. Ballabio, L. Barkai, G. Dobra, I. Kottakis (Courbevoie, France; Parma, Italy; Miskolc, Mosonmagyarovar, Hungary)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Active oxigen species generation by leukocytes in infants with bronchial asthma
N. A. Sazhina, N. A. Geppe, S. B. Bolevich (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Safety of inhaled corticosteroids reduction in asthmatic children
E. Paraskakis, E. Dilanas, A. Moissiadi, M. Kalmanti (Heraklion, Greece)
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Congress or journal article abstract
In vitro performance of a small non-electrostatic valved holding chamber made from metal with three different brands of pressurized metered dose inhalers
K. Perkes, S. Neckermann, N. Tiffin (Salt Lake City, Midlothian, United States Of America; Starnberg, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
A submicron suspension of budesonide improves the mass of ICS delivered during early nebulization
A. P. Bosco, T. A. Armer, P. S. Uster (Mountain View, United States Of America)
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