AIM
Primary
  1. To measure Serum IgE/ AEC in patients with bronchiolitis.
  2. To obtain RSV burden as one of the etiology of bronchiolitis.
Secondary
  1. Proportion of wheeze among IgE patients.
Study Design : Cross sectional study
Duration: August 2014-15
Study Centre: Department of Pediatrics
Sample size: 96 children.
Inclusion criteria:
Children between age 2 months to 2 years got admitted for 1st episode of bronchiolitis.
Exclusion criteria:
Previous H/o wheeze, H/o admission for respiratory tract illness, preexisting lung disease, preexisting heart disease and preexisting immuno deficiency.