Respiratory Infections in Adults with Atopic Disease and IgE Antibodies to Common Aeroallergens

Aino Rantala; Jouni J. K. Jaakkola; Maritta S. Jaakkola

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068582

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Respiratory Infections in Adults with Atopic Disease and IgE Antibodies to Common Aeroallergens

Aino Rantala,

Affiliation Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Jouni J. K. Jaakkola,

Affiliations Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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Maritta S. Jaakkola

* E-mail: maritta.jaakkola@oulu.fi

Affiliations Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland, Respiratory Medicine Unit, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Respiratory Infections in Adults with Atopic Disease and IgE Antibodies to Common Aeroallergens

Aino Rantala,
Jouni J. K. Jaakkola,
Maritta S. Jaakkola

Published: July 19, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068582

About the Authors

Aino Rantala

Affiliation Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

Jouni J. K. Jaakkola

Affiliations Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland

Maritta S. Jaakkola

* E-mail: maritta.jaakkola@oulu.fi

Affiliations Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland, Respiratory Medicine Unit, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MSJ JJKJ. Analyzed the data: AR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JJKJ MSJ. Wrote the paper: AR JJKJ MSJ.

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