Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Wheezing bronchitis diagnosed by a physician * Need for salbutamol treatment at the emergency department * Positive nasopharyngeal rhinovirus or picornavirus finding in point-of-care testing Exclusion Criteria: * Need for immediate resuscitation * Immediate transfer to ICU * Suspected pneumonia based on the auscultation finding * Suspected serious bacterial infection * Other respiratory virus finding in the absence of rhinovirus or picornavirus * Positive respiratory syncytial virus finding * Positive SARS-coronavirus-2 finding * Positive Mycoplasma pneumoniae finding * Positive Bordetella pertussis finding * Contact with a person with chickenpox within 14 days * Active chickenpox * Suspected foreign body of the respiratory tract * Immunosuppressive treatment * Systemic corticosteroid treatment within 14 days * Allergy to corticosteroids