Wheezing infants
β Scribed by P. J. Helms
- Book ID
- 108684613
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 210 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0954-7894
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The relation between silent gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and respiratory problems such as persistent wheezing in infants is not well-established. Between January 1994 and June 1997, we evaluated the incidence of GER in 84 otherwise healthy infants referred to the Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine Divisi
Eighty-four otherwise healthy infants with daily wheezing underwent infant pulmonary function tests (IPFTs) and 24-h esophageal pH probe studies. Fifty-four (64%) infants had positive pH probe studies, and 30 infants had negative pH probe studies. Many infants in both groups had evidence of periphe