Early-life EBV infection protects against persistent IgE sensitization

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 433-438

  Saghafian Hedengren, Shanie ^a   Sverremark Ekström, Eva ^a   Linde, Annika ^b   Lilja, Gunnar ^c   Nilsson, Caroline ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

age dependent dual roles of infection; Epstein Barr virus; persistent IgE sensitization; polyclonal stimulatory effect; seronegative; seropositive

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROPREVALENCE; SKIN TINGLING; SWEDEN; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGE OF ONSET; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 75849122604     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.09.033     Document Type: Article

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