Prevalence of allergy in children in relation to prior BCG vaccination and infection with atypical mycobacteria

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 249-254

  Strannegard I L ^a   Larsson, L O ^a   Wennergren, G ^a   Strannegard O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergy; BCG vaccination; Children; Mycobacteria; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ATOPY; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BCG VACCINATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHILD; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031929181     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03884.x     Document Type: Article

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