Association of early-life human rhinovirus and respiratory syncytial virus infections with childhood asthma: a cohort study in Suzhou, China.

BMJ Open · 2026 · PMC13202172 · PMID 42161543

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HRV infection was significantly associated with an increased risk of asthma (aHR=1.13, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.38, p=0.05), while HRV-RSV showed a borderline significant association (aHR=1.81, 95% CI 0.98 to 3.32, p=0.06); no significant association was observed for RSV alone.

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RSV infection also showed a trend toward an increased risk, though the association did not reach statistical significance (aHR=1.31, 95% CI 0.89 to 1.89).

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