title: Total serum IgE levels in children with pertussis.
abstract: Total serum IgE levels were evaluated in 20 children with pertussis. Increased levels of serum IgE were observed in the group of children between the ages of 3 and 12 years, while normal levels of serum IgE were detected in the groups of children between birth and 24 months old and between 13 and 24 months old. A further and significant increment of serum IgE levels was also found after 10 days of hospitalization.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Regional Hospital, Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Torre
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Issi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chelazzi
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Fiori
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sampietro
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E