Evaluation of the relevance of humoral immunodeficiencies in a pediatric population affected by recurrent infections

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 443-447

  Finocchi, Andrea ^a   Angelini, Federica ^a   Chini, Loredana ^a   Di Cesare, Silvia ^a   Cancrini, Caterina ^a   Rossi, Paolo ^a   Moschese, Viviana ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Functional antibodies; IgG subclasses; Immunoglobulin isotype; Recurrent infections

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMORAL IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G DEFICIENCY; INFANT; MORBIDITY; OTITIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IGA DEFICIENCY; IGG DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS;

EID: 0036943557     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3038.2002.02088.x     Document Type: Article

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