Allergic subjects have more numerous respiratory infections and severe gastrointestinal infections than non-allergic subjects: Preliminary results

European Journal of Inflammation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-30

  Ciprandi, Giorgio ^a   Cirillo, I ^b   Troisi, R M ^b   Marseglia, G L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Marina Militare   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergy; Gastrointestinal infections; Respiratory infections; Th1 and Th2 cells

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SENSITIZATION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

EID: 34249063941     PISSN: 1721727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1721727X0700500105     Document Type: Article

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