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The impact of prenatal exposure to parasitic infections and to anthelminthic treatment on antibody responses to routine immunisations given in infancy: Secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Chronic parasitic infections are associated with active immunomodulation which may include by-stander effects on unrelated antigens. It has been suggested that pre-natal exposure to parasitic infections in the mother impacts immunological development in the fetus and hence the offspring’...

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Autores principales: Nash, Stephen, Mentzer, Alexander J., Lule, Swaib A., Kizito, Dennison, Smits, Gaby, van der Klis, Fiona R. M., Elliott, Alison M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5298230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28178298
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005213