Late-onset of IgE sensitization to microbial allergens in young children with atopic dermatitis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 159-161

  Ong, P Y ^a,b   Ferdman, R M ^a,b   Church, J A ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida; Malassezia; Skin barrier defect; Staphylococcal superantigens; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALASSEZIA; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

AGE FACTORS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALASSEZIA; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SUPERANTIGENS;

EID: 72749113338     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09501.x     Document Type: Article

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