Inverse association between skin response to aeroallergens and Schistosoma mansoni infection

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 145-148

  Araujo, Maria Ilma ^a   Lopes, Antônio Alberto ^a   Medeiros, Manoel ^a   Cruz, Álvaro A ^a   Sousa Atta, Luiza ^a   Solé, Dirceu ^b   Carvalho, Edgar M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atopy in schistosomiasis; Immediate hypersensitivity test in schistosomiasis; Immunology of schistosomiasis; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BRAZIL; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SKIN TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033758227     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024433     Document Type: Article

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