An open study to assess the efficacy clinically and immunologically of M. vaccae vaccine in patients with atopic dermatitis

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 74-77

  Davies, Michael G ^a   Symons, Christine ^a   Shaw, Stephen ^b   Kaminski, Eduardo R ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; IgE; Mycobacterium vaccae

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MYCOBACTERIUM VACCAE VACCINE; MYCOBACTERIUM VACCINE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM VACCAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL VACCINES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646564045     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09546630500515321     Document Type: Article

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