Allergic patients have more numerous and prolonged respiratory infections than nonallergic subjects

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1087-1090

  Cirillo, I ^b   Marseglia, G ^c   Klersy, C ^c   Ciprandi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Marina Militare   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic patients; Respiratory infections; Type 1 helper T cell; Type 2 helper T cell

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VASOMOTOR RHINITIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; ITALY; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34547676820     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01401.x     Document Type: Article

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