Common infectious diseases and skin test anergy in children from an urban slum in Northeast Brazil

BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory infection (ARI), diarrheal disease (DD) and infective dermatitis (ID) are important causes of morbidity in children under five, in Northeast Brazil. Objectives: (a) to evaluate the morbidity of ARI, DD and ID; and (b) to determine their association with cellular immunit...

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Main Authors: Melânia X. Castro, Alberto M. Soares, Walter Fonsêca, Luís C. Rey, Richard L. Guerrant, Aldo A. M. Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000600006&lng=en&tlng=en