Anti-bacterial IgE in the antibody responses of house dust mite allergic children convalescent from asthma exacerbation

Background Atopic sensitization to the house dust mite (HDM) is associated with altered antibody responses to the nasopharyngeal colonizing bacterium Haemophilus influenzae and children admitted to the emergency department for asthma exacerbation have reduced IgG responses to HDM allergens. Objectiv...

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Main Authors: Hales, B., Martin, A., Pearce, L., Rueter, K., Zhang, Guicheng, Khoo, S., Hayden, C., Bizzintino, J., McMinn, P., Geelhoed, G., Lee, W., Goldblatt, J., Laing, I., Lesouëf, P., Thomas, W.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Blackwell Science Ltd 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11456