Decline in total serum IgE after treatment for tuberculosis

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9169, 1999, Pages 2030-2033

  Adams, J F A ^a   Scholvinck E H ^a   Gie, R P ^a   Potter, P C ^b   Beyers, N ^a   Beyers, A D ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCARIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTESTINE PARASITE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0344758307     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)08510-9     Document Type: Article

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