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In past centuries, infant mortality in the first year of life was described as the greatest plague.¹ Infants in the 21st century continue to be plagued by high rates of hospitalization, and bronchiolitis is the number one cause.^2,3 Despite therapeutic advancements, hospitalizations for bronchiolitis have continued to increase. The annual rate of emergency department visits for bronchiolitis during the season of respiratory syncytial virus, the major cause of this condition, has been estimated as 22.8 per 1000 for children 12 months of age or younger.² Yearly costs for bronchiolitis hospitalizations exceed $700 million. Yet even these striking figures underestimate the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY.

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