Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in a pediatric population: Analysis of soluble immune markers as risk factors for asthma

Human Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 851-855

  Hassan, Jaythoon ^a   Irwin, Fiona ^a   Dooley, Seamus ^a   Connell, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antibody; Cytokines; Host immune response; M. pneumoniae; Respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; MARKER;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRELAND; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 57149134403     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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