MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Hans Bisgaard, MD, DMSc
Professor of Pediatrics
The Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Copenhagen
Head of the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood
University of Copenhagen and Naestved Hospital
Medical Research: What is the background for this study?
Dr. Bisgaard: Childhood asthma is often preceded by recurrent asthma-like symptoms in relation to airway infections in the first years of life. Bacteria and viruses are equally associated with the risk of episodes of asthma-like symptoms in these children, suggesting antibiotics as a potential treatment for such episodes.
