The relationship between early fever and allergic sensitization at age 6 to 7 years

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 291-296

  Williams, L Keoki ^a,d   Peterson, Edward L ^a,b   Ownby, Dennis R ^c   Johnson, Christine C ^a,b  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d Center for Health Services Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic sensitization; Allergy; Atopy; Fever; Hygiene hypothesis; Infection, birth cohort; Seroatopy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BLOOD; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPYREXIA; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOLOGY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SKIN TINGLING;

EID: 1142297325     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2003.11.010     Document Type: Article

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