Effects of geohelminth infection and age on the associations between allergen-specific IgE, skin test reactivity and wheeze: a case-control study

BACKGROUND: Most childhood asthma in poor populations in Latin America is not associated with aeroallergen sensitization, an observation that could be explained by the attenuation of atopy by chronic helminth infections or effects of age. OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of geohelminth infections a...

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Main Authors: Moncayo, A-L, Vaca, M, Oviedo, G, Workman, L J, Chico, M E, Platts-Mills, T A E, Rodrigues, L C, Barreto, M L, Cooper, P J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3563216/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23278881
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cea.12040
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