Open AccessAscaris lumbricoides infection and parasite load are associated with asthma in children
Author(s) -
Gérson Bragagnoli,
Maria Teresa Nascimento Silva
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.3585
Subject(s) - ascaris lumbricoides , asthma , medicine , allergy , hygiene hypothesis , socioeconomic status , odds ratio , protective factor , environmental health , hygiene , risk factor , pediatrics , immunology , demography , helminths , population , pathology , sociology
Association between Ascaris lumbricoides infection and asthma is a controversial subject that has been studied by several authors based on the hygiene theory. This work contributes to better understanding this issue.
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