RELAPSING RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN: DIFFERENTIAL APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT

Abstract

Immunotherapy is one of the most important areas in the complex of health improvement of frequently ill children. The aim of this study was to establish the causes of the generally accepted rehabilitation measures failure and to assess the efficacy of the differential approach to the management of children with relapsing respiratory infections, suitability and efficacy of immunotropic drugs involvement into the complex rehabilitation program. The observation group consisted of 90 so called frequently ill children at the age of 3–14 years old. They were performed a complex clinical and laboratory examination, determining the causes of relapsing infectious syndrome. The children from the control group received etiotropic treatment depending on revealed etiological factor. The children from the main group received a 60-day long course of immunomodulator Pidotimod. The following issues were assessed: the frequency of acute respiratory infections during 6-month observation, the duration of the infections, the frequency of the complications and the necessity of antibacterial treatment. The positive dynamics of the infectious syndrome course in children from both groups was established. However, patients received complex therapy with immunomodulator had significantly lower rate of acute respiratory infections andcomplications, and they also had a significantly lower necessity in antibacterial drugs use.Key words: children, relapsing respiratory infections, treatment, immunotherapy.

Keywords

• children
• relapsing respiratory infections
• treatment
• immunotherapy