Early infection with Trichuris trichiura and allergen skin test reactivity in later childhood

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1769-1777

  Rodrigues, L C ^a   Newcombe, P J ^a   Cunha, S S ^b   Alcantara Neves, N M ^b   Genser, B ^b   Cruz, A A ^b   Simoes, S M ^b   Fiaccone, R ^b   Amorim, L ^b   Cooper, P J ^c,d   Barreto, M L ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO   (Ecuador)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergen skin test reactivity; Asthma; Atopy; Immune programming; Intestinal helminths; Rhinitis; Trichuris trichiura

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INFANT; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; ODDS RATIO; SKIN TESTS; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

EID: 54849423922     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2008.03027.x     Document Type: Article

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