Increases in serum immunoglobulins to age-related normal levels in children with IgA and/or IgG subclass deficiency

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-173

  Kutukculer, Necil ^a   Karaca, Neslihan Edeer ^a   Demircioglu, Ozlem ^a   Aksu, Guzide ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

IgG subclass deficiency; Immunoglobulin A; Prophylaxis; Recurrent infections; Specific antibody response

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIUM LYSATE; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G DEFICIENCY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUSITIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGE FACTORS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMANS; IGA DEFICIENCY; IGG DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33847400149     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2006.00491.x     Document Type: Article

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