Asthma is one of the most common childhood illnesses with which patients will present to general practitioners. Despite this, the associated mortality and morbidity remain high, particularly in South Africa. This is largely ...

Altered host immune responses are considered to play a key role in the pathogenesis of acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI). The existing literature on cytokine responses in ALRI is largely focussed on adults from ...

Viral respiratory tract infections are a common aetiology of respiratory illness in children. This is especially true for patients with chronic lung disease such as asthma or cystic fibrosis (CF). They are also a frequent ...