Expanding the hygiene hypothesis: early exposure to infectious agents predicts delayed-type hypersensitivity to Candida among children in Kilimanjaro.

<h4>Background</h4>Multiple lines of evidence suggest that infections in early life prevent the development of pathological immune responses to allergens and autoantigens (the hygiene hypothesis). Early infections may also affect later immune responses to pathogen antigen.<h4>Metho...

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Main Authors: Katherine Wander, Kathleen O'Connor, Bettina Shell-Duncan
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/722667d60c6e4b879fa039f840011d45
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