作者: F. Carswell , R.H. Meakins , P.S.E.G. Harland
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(76)90004-0
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摘要: It has been claimed that parasitic infestation suppresses the development of asthma. Eight Tanzanian schoolchildren in whom asthma was confirmed by demonstration exercise-induced bronchospasm were found an ascaris-endemic area rural Tanzania. Faecal parasites equally commonly children with and ninety-seven non-asthmatic controls. The prevalence (3.3%) school under study comparable developed countries.