Lack of an inverse association between tuberculosis infection and atopy: By T-cell-based immune assay (RD1-ELISpot)

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 709-715

  Soysal, Ahmet ^a   Bahçeciler, Nerin ^a   Barlan, Işil ^a   Bakir, Mustafa ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atopy; Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection; RD1 ELISpot assay; Skin prick test; Tuberculin skin test

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; ATOPY; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

BCG VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 56649109813     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2007.00708.x     Document Type: Article

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