Allergic sensitisation in tuberculosis and leprosy patients

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 217-224

  Ellertsen, L K ^a   Wiker, H G ^b   Egeberg, N T ^a   Hetland, G ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Allergy; Leprosy; Mycobacterial infection; Specific IgE; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LIPOARABINOMANNAN;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; SENSITIZATION; SEROLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEPROSY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 27544444694     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000088722     Document Type: Article

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