Environmental determinants of total IgE among school children living in the rural Tropics: importance of geohelminth infections and effect of anthelmintic treatment

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The environmental factors that determine the elevated levels of polyclonal IgE observed in populations living in the Tropics are poorly understood but may include geohelminth infections. We investigated the association between geohel...

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Main Authors: Benitez Susana M, Moncayo Ana-Lucia, Alexander Neal, Cooper Philip J, Chico Martha E, Vaca Maritza G, Griffin George E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-06-01
Series:BMC Immunology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/9/33