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Helminths and malaria co-infections are associated with elevated serum IgE

BACKGROUND: Both helminth and malaria infections result in a highly polarized immune response characterized by IgE production. This study aimed to investigate the total serum IgE profile in vivo as a measure of Th2 immune response in malaria patients with and without helminth co-infection. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Mulu, Andargachew, Kassu, Afework, Legesse, Mengistu, Erko, Berhanu, Nigussie, Demise, Shimelis, Techalew, Belyhun, Yeshambel, Moges, Beyene, Ota, Fusao, Elias, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4063426/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24886689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-240