Relationship between Toxocara seropositivity and allergic rhinitis

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 248-250

  Yariktas, Murat ^a,b   Demirci, Mustafa ^a   Aynali, Giray ^a   Kaya, Selcuk ^a   Doner, Fehmi ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Allergic sensitization; Atopy; Risk factors; TH2; Tissue parasites; Toxocariasis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; CHILD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARIASIS;

EID: 34249784245     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.2990     Document Type: Article

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