Tuberculosis, bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination, and allergic disease: Findings from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood Phase Two

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 324-331

  Flohr, C ^f   Nagel, G ^b   Weinmayr, G ^b,f   Kleiner, A ^b   Williams, H ^f   Ait Khaled N ^f   Strachan, D ^f   Buchele, G ^b   Genuneit, J ^b   Priftanji, A ^f   Shkurti, A ^f   Simenati, J ^f   Grabocka, E ^f   Shyti, K ^f   Agolli, S ^f   Gurakuqi, A ^f   Stein, R T ^f   de Pereira, M Urrutia ^f   Jones, M H ^f   Pitrez, P M ^f   Cooper, P J ^f   Chico, M ^f   Chen, Y Z ^f   Zhong, N S ^f   Lai, C ^f   Wong, G ^f   Riikjarv M A ^f   Annus, T ^f   Annesi Maesano, I ^f   Gotua, M ^f   Rukhadze, M ^f   Abramidze, T ^f   Kvachadze, I ^f   Karsanidze, L ^f   Kiladze, M ^f   Dolidze, M N ^f   Leupold, W ^f   Keil, U ^f   von Mutius, E ^f   Weiland, S K ^f   Arthur, P ^f   Addo Yobo, E ^f   Gratziou, C ^f   Priftis, C ^f   Papadopoulou, A ^f   Katsardis, C ^f   Tsanakas, J ^f   Hatziagorou, E ^f   Kirvassilis, F ^f   Clausen, M ^f   Shah, J R ^f   Mathur, R S ^f   Khubchandani, R P ^f   Mantri, S ^f   Forastiere, F ^f   Di Domenicantonio, R ^f   De Sario, M ^f   Sammarro, S ^f   Pistelli, R ^f   Serra, M G ^f   Corbo, G ^f   Perucci, C A ^f   Svabe, V ^f   Sebre, D ^f   Casno, G ^f   Novikova, I ^f   Bagrade, L ^f   Brunekreef, B ^f   Schram, D ^f   Doekes, G ^f   Jansen van Vliet, P H N ^f   Janssen, N A H ^f   Aarts, F J H ^f   de Meer, G ^f   Crane, J ^f   Wickens, K ^f   Barry, D ^f   Nystad, W ^f   Bolle, R ^f   Lund, E ^f   El Sharif, N ^f   Nemery, B ^f   Barghuthy, F ^f   Abu Huij, S ^f   Qlebo, M ^f   Batlles Garrido, J ^f   Rubi Ruiz, T ^f   Bonillo Perales, A ^f   Gonzalez Jimenez Y ^f   Aguirre Rodriguez, J ^f   Momblan de Cabo, J ^f   Losilla Maldonado, A ^f   Daza Torres, M ^f   Garcia Marcos L ^f   Martinez Torres, A ^f   Guillen Perez J J ^f   Pinana Lopez A ^f   Castejon Robles, S ^f   Garcia Hernandez, G ^f   Martinez Gimeno, A ^f   Moro Rodriguez A L ^f   Luna Paredes, C ^f   Gonzalez Gil, I ^f   Morales Suarez Varela, M M ^f   Llopis Gonzalez A ^f   Escribano Montaner, A ^f   Tallon Guerola, M ^f   Braback L ^f   Kjellman, M ^f   Nilsson, L ^f   Mai, X M ^f   Sandin, A ^f   Saraclar Y ^f   Kuyucu, S ^f   Tuncer, A ^f   Sackesen C ^f   Sumbuloglu V ^f   Geyik, P ^f   Kocabas C ^f   Kaur, B ^f   Anderson, H R ^g   Asher, M I ^f   Beasley, R ^f   Bjorksten B ^f   Ellwood, P ^f   Foliaki, S ^f   Mallol, J ^f   Mitchell, E ^f   Montefort, S ^f   Odhiambo, J ^f   Pearce, N ^f   Robertson, C ^f   Stewart, A ^f   more..

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)   (Algeria)

^e ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f London ^*

^g Centre for Telecommunications Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic disease; Asthma; Bacillus Calmette Gu rin; Eczema; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; CLINICAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84861316250     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2011.01248.x     Document Type: Article

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