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Preschool children with wheezing disorders represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, and consume disproportionately large amounts of healthcare resources1-3 . Most wheezing episodes are triggered by viral respiratory tract infections, occurring in 30% - 50% of all preschool children 4, 5 . In the majority of cases, episodes of wheezing are mild and transient and are managed in non-hospital settings, however, some infants develop recurrent episodes severe enough to require medical review, hospital admission, and further referral to specialist paediatricians for diagnosis and management.