Schistosoma mansoni infection in preschool-aged children: Development of immunoglobulin e and immunoglobulin G4 responses to parasite allergen-like proteins

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 362-366

  Pinot De Moira, Angela ^a   Sousa Figueiredo, Jose C ^b,c   Jones, Frances M ^a   Fitzsimmons, Colin M ^a   Betson, Martha ^c   Kabatereine, Narcis B ^d   Stothard, J Russell ^c   Dunne, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

desensitization; IgE; IgG4; preschool aged children; Schistosoma mansoni; schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; PARASITE ALLERGEN LIKE PROTEIN; PROTEIN; SMTAL1 PROTEIN; SMTAL2 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; UGANDA;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; UGANDA;

EID: 84871767333     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis676     Document Type: Article

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