Protective parasites and medicinal microbes? The case for the hygiene hypothesis

C. Gore; A. Custovic; C. P. Van Schayck

doi:10.1016/j.pcrj.2004.02.005

Protective parasites and medicinal microbes? The case for the hygiene hypothesis

C. Gore, A. Custovic, C. P. Van Schayck

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Abstract

The incidence of allergic conditions continues to increase world wide. The underlying mechanisms and in particular the causes are however poorly understood. This article presents the evidence for the hygiene hypothesis which has been proposed in the debate on the causation of allergic disease. © 2004 General Practice Airways Group. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	68-83
Number of pages	15
Journal	Primary Care Respiratory Journal
Volume	13
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcrj.2004.02.005
Publication status	Published - Jun 2004

Keywords

Allergy
Asthma
Atopy
Eczema
Gastrointestinal microflora
Hygiene hypothesis
Parasites

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Protective parasites and medicinal microbes? The case for the hygiene hypothesis

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