Lower lymphocyte response in severe cases of acute bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus

Acute bronchiolitis (AB) of the infant has a serious outcome in 6–16% of the hospital admitted cases. Its pathogenesis and evolution is related to the response of the T lymphocytes. The objective of the present study is to determine if the lower systemic lymphocytic response is related to a worse outcome of AB in hospitalised infants. Retrospective observational-analytical study of cases–controls nested in a cohort of patients admitted due to...