Chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and asthma exacerbations in children

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 345-349

  Cunningham, A F ^a,b   Johnston, S L ^a   Julious, S A ^a   Lampe, F C ^a   Ward, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma exacerbations; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Polymerase chain reaction; Secretory immunoglobulin A

Indexed keywords

SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DNA, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NASAL MUCOSA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0031933437     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11020345     Document Type: Article

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