IgE to Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins in serum is related to severity of asthma [2]

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1131-1132

  Bachert, Claus ^a   Gevaert, Philippe ^a   Howarth, Peter ^b   Holtappels, Gabriele ^a   Van Cauwenberge, Paul ^a   Johansson, S G O ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALLERGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; EOTAXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 5; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; PEPTIDOLEUKOTRIENE; SALBUTAMOL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN; SUPERANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE POLYP; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; SPIROMETRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0038404650     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(03)70044-X     Document Type: Letter

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