Association between atopy and recurrent vaginal candidiasis

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 167-171

  Neves, N A ^a   Carvalho, L P ^a   De Oliveira, M A M ^a   Giraldo, P C ^a   Bacellar, O ^a   Cruz, A A ^a   Carvalho, E M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atopy; Cytokines; IgE; Immune regulation; Recurrent vaginal candidiasis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN TEST; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN-5; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 25444515661     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2005.02891.x     Document Type: Article

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