Maintaining health by balancing microbial exposure and prevention of infection: The hygiene hypothesis versus the hypothesis of early immune challenge

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 83, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Kramer, A ^a   Bekeschus, S ^a   Broker B M ^a   Schleibinger, H ^b   Razavi, B ^a   Assadian, O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Early immune challenge hypothesis; Household hygiene; Hygiene hypothesis; Immune system; Lifestyle

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BACTERIAL FLORA; CROHN DISEASE; CROSS INFECTION; EARLY IMMUNE CHALLENGE HYPOTHESIS; ENTERITIS; EXPOSURE; HAY FEVER; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS; HELPER CELL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOREGULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PHYLOGENY; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TH1 CELL; TH17 CELL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TRICHURIS SUIS;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; HEALTH; HUMANS; HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE;

EID: 84875496997     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(13)60007-9     Document Type: Article

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