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- Title
Early infection with Trichuris trichiura and allergen skin test reactivity in later childhood.
- Authors
Rodrigues, L C; Newcombe, P J; Cunha, S S; Alcantara-Neves, N M; Genser, B; Cruz, A A; Simoes, S M; Fiaccone, R; Amorim, L; Cooper, P J; Barreto, M L; Social Change, Asthma and Allergy in Latin America
- Abstract
Allergic diseases cause a large and increasing burden in developed countries and in urban centres in middle-income countries. The causes of this increase are unknown and, currently, there are no interventions to prevent the development of allergic diseases. The 'hygiene hypothesis' has tried to explain the increase through a reduction in the frequency of childhood infections causing a failure to program the immune system for adequate immune regulation. Intestinal helminth parasites are prevalent in childhood in developing countries and are associated with a lower prevalence of allergen skin test reactivity and asthma.
- Publication
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2008, Vol 38, Issue 11, p1769
- ISSN
1365-2222
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2222.2008.03027.x