
Previously, it has been reported that allergic children have more numerous and severe respiratory infections than nonallergic ones. This study focused on adult patients and involved 600 subjects in Italy followed for 2 years, 202 of them had allergic rhinitis.
The study showed that adult allergic patients have more numerous and prolonged respiratory infections than nonallergic subjects (P < 0.001).
References: Allergic patients have more numerous and prolonged respiratory infections than nonallergic subjects. Cirillo I, Marseglia G, Klersy C, Ciprandi G. Allergy. 2007 Jun 18.
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