Pediatric Pulmonology

SAN DIEGO — Following use of race-neutral lung function equations, African American and Latino pediatric patients with asthma had reductions in FEV1 and FVC while white patients with asthma had increases, according to a presentation here.

SAN DIEGO — In a cohort of nearly 300 pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis, food allergy was found in less than 4% of the population, which was a lower proportion than the general pediatric population, according to a presentation here.

SAN DIEGO — A link between antibiotic use for a maternal indication in 1-week-olds and an elevated risk for asthma at 6 years old has been discovered, according to a presentation here.

Having a child with vs. without cystic fibrosis heightened the odds for job lock and curtailed employment among parents/caregivers, according to a research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Pediatric patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea and a vitamin D deficiency faced more severe sleep apnea vs. those without this deficiency, according to results published in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery.

Patients aged 6 to 11 years with cystic fibrosis receiving 24-week once-daily vanzacaftor/tezacaftor/deutivacaftor generally tolerated it well, according to data published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

The link between antibiotic use in infancy and childhood asthma has been investigated, revealing a higher risk for asthma with antibiotics, but there remains a question of how the microbiome underlies this, according to a press release.

Pediatric patients who likely had primary ciliary dyskinesia more frequently also had asthma vs. patients without this condition, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

In a set of healthy school-aged children, several lung function measures, including FEV1 and FVC, improved with classroom plus bedroom air purification, according to results published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Children with critical asthma in higher vs. lower volume institutions had a greater likelihood of receiving noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and CPAP, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.