Smoking and readmission rates for asthma

Detectable serum or salivary cotinine associated with increased odds of readmission for asthma (OR 1.18) in US kids.  Parent reported tobacco exposure was highly unreliable and was not associated with readmission (only 35% reported tobacco exposure, but 80% had positive saliva).  Howrylak, Peds 2014;133:e355