Toxocara seroprevalence and childhood asthma among Malaysian children
Background: The larva of Taxocara spp., a common animal roundworm, may infect non-compatible hosts, causing a profound immunological reaction with marked eosinophil and IgE responses, not unlike in atopy. In this study. we determined the seroprevalence of Toxocara exposure in 66 asthmatic and 58 non...
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Blackwell Publishing
2001
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