Exposure to foodborne and orofecal microbes versus airborne viruses in relation to atopy and allergic asthma: epidemiological study

Maria Matricardi, Paolo

doi:10.1136/bmj.320.7232.412

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Exposure to foodborne and orofecal microbes versus airborne viruses in relation to atopy and allergic asthma: epidemiological study

Published in BMJ • Feb 12, 2000

Authors:

Paolo Maria Matricardi

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate if markers of exposure to foodborne and orofecal microbes versus airborne viruses are associated with atopy and respiratory allergies. DESIGN: Retrospective case-control study. PARTICIPANTS: 240 atopic cases and 240 non-atopic controls from a population sample of 1659 parti...

Subject

Atopy

Medicine

Immunology

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