The effect of single and multiple infections on atopy and wheezing in children.

Neuza Maria Alcantara-Neves, Rafael Valente Veiga, Vitor Camilo Cavalcante Dattoli, Rosimeire Leovigildo Fiaccone, Renata Esquivel, Alvaro Augusto Cruz, Philip Cooper, Laura Cunha Rodrigues, Maurício Lima Barreto

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Abstract

The findings provide support for the idea that the hygiene hypothesis is operating in an urban Latin American context, but its expression is thus far restricted to the atopic status of patients and not the perceived asthma symptoms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)359-367.e3
JournalJournal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume129
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2012

Keywords

  • allergen-specific IgE
  • asthma
  • Atopy
  • infections
  • pathogen exposure
  • skin prick test
  • wheezing illnesses

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