Absence of relationship between tuberculin reactivity and atopy in BCG vaccinated young adults

Thorax

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 454-458

  Omenaas, E ^a   Jentoft, H F ^a   Vollmer, W M ^b   Buist, A S ^c   Gulsvik, A ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; BCG vaccination; Immunisation; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; TUBERCULIN;

ADULT; AGE; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BCG VACCINATION; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITE; MOULD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BCG VACCINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034077183     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.55.6.454     Document Type: Article

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