Italian Journal of Pediatrics (Oct 2021)
Prevention of recurrent respiratory infections
- Elena Chiappini,
- Francesca Santamaria,
- Gian Luigi Marseglia,
- Paola Marchisio,
- Luisa Galli,
- Renato Cutrera,
- Maurizio de Martino,
- Sara Antonini,
- Paolo Becherucci,
- Paolo Biasci,
- Barbara Bortone,
- Sergio Bottero,
- Valeria Caldarelli,
- Fabio Cardinale,
- Guido Castelli Gattinara,
- Martina Ciarcià,
- Daniele Ciofi,
- Sofia D’Elios,
- Giuseppe Di Mauro,
- Mattia Doria,
- Luciana Indinnimeo,
- Andrea Lo Vecchio,
- Francesco Macrì,
- Roberto Mattina,
- Vito Leonardo Miniello,
- Michele Miraglia del Giudice,
- Guido Morbin,
- Marco Antonio Motisi,
- Andrea Novelli,
- Anna Teresa Palamara,
- Maria Laura Panatta,
- Angela Pasinato,
- Diego Peroni,
- Katia Perruccio,
- Giorgio Piacentini,
- Massimo Pifferi,
- Lorenzo Pignataro,
- Emanuela Sitzia,
- Chiara Tersigni,
- Sara Torretta,
- Irene Trambusti,
- Giulia Trippella,
- Diletta Valentini,
- Sandro Valentini,
- Attilio Varricchio,
- Maria Carmen Verga,
- Claudio Vicini,
- Marco Zecca,
- Alberto Villani
Affiliations
- Elena Chiappini
- Meyer University Hospital, Department of Health Science, University of Florence
- Francesca Santamaria
- Departement of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University
- Gian Luigi Marseglia
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pavia IRCCS San Matteo foundation
- Paola Marchisio
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
- Luisa Galli
- Meyer University Hospital, Department of Health Science, University of Florence
- Renato Cutrera
- Respiratory Unit, Academic Pediatric Department, Pediatric Hospital Bambino Gesù IRCCS
- Maurizio de Martino
- Meyer University Hospital, Department of Health Science, University of Florence
- Sara Antonini
- Meyer University Hospital, Department of Health Science, University of Florence
- Paolo Becherucci
- Family Pediatrician, Local Health Unit, Lastra a Signa
- Paolo Biasci
- Family Pediatrician, Local Health Unit
- Barbara Bortone
- Meyer University Hospital, Department of Health Science, University of Florence
- Sergio Bottero
- Airway Surgery Unit, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital
- Valeria Caldarelli
- Department of Obstetrics Gynaecology and Pediatrics, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia
- Fabio Cardinale
- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hospital Giovanni XXIII, University of Bari
- Guido Castelli Gattinara
- Institute of child health, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS
- Martina Ciarcià
- Meyer University Hospital, Department of Health Science, University of Florence
- Daniele Ciofi
- Meyer University Hospital, Department of Health Science, University of Florence
- Sofia D’Elios
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Paediatrics, University of Pisa
- Giuseppe Di Mauro
- Pediatric Primary Care, National Pediatric Health Care System
- Mattia Doria
- Family Pediatrician, Local Health Unit
- Luciana Indinnimeo
- Pediatric Department “Sapienza”, University of Rome
- Andrea Lo Vecchio
- Departement of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University
- Francesco Macrì
- Department of Pediatrics “Sapienza“, University of Rome
- Roberto Mattina
- Department of Biomedical, Surgical, and Odontoiatric Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano
- Vito Leonardo Miniello
- Department of Paediatrics, Paediatric Hospital Giovanni XXIII
- Michele Miraglia del Giudice
- Department of Woman and Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
- Guido Morbin
- Family Pediatrician, Local Health Unit
- Marco Antonio Motisi
- Meyer University Hospital, Department of Health Science, University of Florence
- Andrea Novelli
- Meyer University Hospital, Department of Health Science, University of Florence
- Anna Teresa Palamara
- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome
- Maria Laura Panatta
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital
- Angela Pasinato
- Family Pediatrician, Local Health Unit, Torri di Quartesolo
- Diego Peroni
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Paediatrics, University of Pisa
- Katia Perruccio
- Pediatric Oncology Hematology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital
- Giorgio Piacentini
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinic, University of Verona
- Massimo Pifferi
- Department of Pediatrics Pulmonology and Allergology Section University Hospital of Pisa
- Lorenzo Pignataro
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
- Emanuela Sitzia
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital
- Chiara Tersigni
- Meyer University Hospital, Department of Health Science, University of Florence
- Sara Torretta
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
- Irene Trambusti
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Paediatrics, University of Pisa
- Giulia Trippella
- Meyer University Hospital, Department of Health Science, University of Florence
- Diletta Valentini
- Department of Pediatric and Infectious Disease Unit, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS
- Sandro Valentini
- Family Pediatrician, Local Health Unit, Colle Val d’Elsa
- Attilio Varricchio
- Department of Otolaryngology, Ospedale San Gennaro
- Maria Carmen Verga
- Family Pediatrician, Local Health Unit Salerno
- Claudio Vicini
- Department of Head-Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology, Head-Neck and Oral Surgery Unit, Morgagni Pierantoni Hospital
- Marco Zecca
- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
- Alberto Villani
- Department of Pediatric and Infectious Disease Unit, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-021-01150-0
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 47,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 17
Abstract
Abstract Recurrent respiratory infections (RRIs) are a common clinical condition in children, in fact about 25% of children under 1 year and 6% of children during the first 6 years of life have RRIs. In most cases, infections occur with mild clinical manifestations and the frequency of episodes tends to decrease over time with a complete resolution by 12 years of age. However, RRIs significantly reduce child and family quality of life and lead to significant medical and social costs. Despite the importance of this condition, there is currently no agreed definition of the term RRIs in the literature, especially concerning the frequency and type of infectious episodes to be considered. The aim of this consensus document is to propose an updated definition and provide recommendations with the intent of guiding the physician in the complex process of diagnosis, management and prevention of RRIs.
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