Allergic hyperreactivity to microbial components: A trigger factor of "intrinsic" atopic dermatitis? [6]

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 215-216

  Novak, Natalija ^a   Allam, Jean Pierre ^a   Bieber, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; DEFENSIN; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; SUPERANTIGEN;

ALLERGY; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIUM; BLOOD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAST CELL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 0037661252     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.1590     Document Type: Letter

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