Natural History of Viral Induced Airway Dysfunction and Asthma in Minority Children
We will recruit and longitudinally follow 2,100 Puerto Rican newborns and track their respiratory illnesses. We will determine why early-life viral infections cause severe respiratory illnesses in some infants and identify airway endotypes that high-risk groups exhibit in early childhood, prior to asthma onset. Results from this proposal will inform public health policy and clinical practice and aid in determining asthma incidence, including recurrent wheeze with viral infections and health care utilization.
Learn more: PRIMERO - The Puerto Rican Infant Metagenomic and Elidemiologic study of Respiratory Outcomes