Clinical and laboratory evaluation of periodically monitored Turkishc Children with IgG subclass deficiencies

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-48

  Karaca, Neslihan Edeer ^a   Karadeniz, Cem ^a   Aksu, Guzide ^a   Kutukculer, Necil ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIUM LYSATE; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; AGE; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G DEFICIENCY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT INFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIME; TRACHEOBRONCHITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IGG DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; TURKEY;

EID: 67749102327     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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