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We wished to determine whether eosinophil counts at the time of acute bronchiolitis predicted the presence of wheezing in later childhood.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods.<\/jats:title><jats:p>We retrospectively identified infants hospitalized with bronchiolitis, determined peripheral blood eosinophil counts at the time of bronchiolitis, and then contacted their families when they had reached 7 years of age.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Eosinophil counts at the time of bronchiolitis were greater in subjects who would have wheezing at 7 years of age (median: 98 cells\/mm3) than in infants who would have no recurrent wheezing (median: 0 cells\/mm3) or transient wheezing only up to 3 years of age (median: 0 cells\/mm3). When the effects of family history of asthma, gender, and passive exposure to cigarette smoke were examined, only eosinophilia at the time of bronchiolitis demonstrated a statistically significant relationship to the presence of wheezing at 7 years of age.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Eosinophilia at the time of bronchiolitis generally predicts the development of wheezing persisting into later childhood. 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