A link between parotid salivary ig level and recurrent respiratory infections in young Down's syndrome patients

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 172-176

  Chaushu, S ^a   Yefenof, E ^a   Becker, A ^a   Shapira, J ^a   Chaushu, G ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Common mucosol immune system; Down's syndrome; Respiratory infections; Saliva

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMMON COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOWN SYNDROME; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OTITIS MEDIA; PAROTID GLAND; PHARYNGITIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SALIVA; SECRETION; SINUSITIS; STATISTICS; TONSILLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRONCHITIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMMON COLD; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DOWN SYNDROME; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PAROTID GLAND; PHARYNGITIS; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SALIVA; SECRETORY RATE; SINUSITIS; STATISTICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0036266743     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302X.2002.170306.x     Document Type: Article

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