Chlamydia pneumoniae immunoglobulin E antibody levels in patients with asthma compared with non-asthma

Chlamydia pneumoniae immunoglobulin E antibody levels in patients with asthma compared with non-asthma

Chlamydia pneumoniae is an obligate intracellular bacterium that causes respiratory infection in adults and children. There is evidence for an association between atypical bacterial pathogens and asthma pathogenesis. We sought to determine whether past C. pneumoniae infection triggers C. pneumoniae-...

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Main Authors: Tamar A. Smith-Norowitz, Jeffrey Loeffler, Yvonne Huang, Elliot Klein, Yitzchok M. Norowitz, Margaret R. Hammerschlag, Rauno Joks, Stephan Kohlhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Infectious disease
Biological sciences
Health sciences
Immunology
Asthma
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020303571

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