Role of respiratory viral infections in the development of atopic conditions

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 150-153

  Walton, Ross P ^a   Johnston, Sebastian L ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Respiratory syncytial virus; Respiratory viral infections; Rhinovirus

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; ATOPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; REVIEW; RHINOVIRUS; RISK FACTOR; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WHEEZING;

ANIMALS; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, ACTIVE; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RHINOVIRUS; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 43249083157     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e3282f889df     Document Type: Review

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