Natural immunity to Ascaris lumbricoides associated with immunoglobulin E antibody to ABA-1 allergen and inflammation indicators in children

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 484-489

  McSharry, Charles ^a   Xia, Yu ^b,d   Holland, Celia V ^c   Kennedy, Malcolm W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0032913166     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.2.484-489.1999     Document Type: Article

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