Effects of Pidotimod on recurrent respiratory infections in children with Down syndrome: a retrospective Italian study

• Main Authors: Diletta Valentini (Author), Chiara Di Camillo (Author), Nadia Mirante (Author), Valentina Marcellini (Author), Rita Carsetti (Author), Alberto Villani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Children with Down syndrome (DS) show a high susceptibility to recurrent infections (RI), caused by immune defects and abnormalities of the airways. Our goal was to investigate the effects of Pidotimod on RI prevention in children with DS, comparing immune and clinical parameters...