Chlamydia pneumoniae infection predicts a reduced risk for subsequent atopic disease

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 705-710

  Normann, Erik ^a,b   Gnarpe, Judy ^c   Gnarpe, Håkan ^d   Wettergren, Björn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b GÄVLE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Children; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Follow up; Infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOCROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; THROAT CULTURE; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 20544475283     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250510026382     Document Type: Article

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