Schistosoma mansoni infection, allergy and asthma

Allergy and Clinical Immunology International

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 220-223

  Medeiros Jr , Manoel ^a   Carvalho, Edgar M ^a   Araujo, Maria Ilma ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Helminths

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 10; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOWN REGULATION; HUMAN; PRICK TEST; REINFECTION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SKIN TEST;

EID: 28644448252     PISSN: 08381925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0838-1925.17.6.220     Document Type: Article

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