The many faces of the hygiene hypothesis

B Schaub, R Lauener, E von Mutius - Journal of allergy and clinical …, 2006‏ - Elsevier
About 15 years have gone by since Strachan first proposed the idea that infections and
unhygienic contact might confer protection against the development of allergic illnesses. The …

Allergies, infections and the hygiene hypothesis–the epidemiological evidence

E Von Mutius - Immunobiology, 2007‏ - Elsevier
The 'hygiene hypothesis' was first proposed by Strachan in 1989 suggesting that infections
and unhygienic contact with older siblings or through other exposures may confer protection …

[ספר][B] The origins of health and disease

ME Hyland - 2011‏ - books.google.com
Some phenomena in medicine and psychology remain unexplained by current theory.
Chronic fatigue syndrome, repetitive strain injury and irritable bowel syndrome, for example …

The genetic and environmental basis of atopic diseases

AP Grammatikos - Annals of medicine, 2008‏ - Taylor & Francis
The prevalence of atopic diseases has increased abruptly in recent years in most
Westernized societies, making the question why this happened the topic of a heated debate …

Prenatal and postnatal probiotics reduces maternal but not childhood allergic diseases: a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial

CY Ou, HC Kuo, L Wang, TY Hsu… - Clinical & …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background The prevalence of atopic diseases has increased rapidly in recent decades
globally. The administration of probiotics to reduce gastrointestinal inflammation has been …

The hygiene hypothesis and asthma

CD Ramsey, JC Celedón - Current opinion in pulmonary …, 2005‏ - journals.lww.com
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Allergic sensitization and microbial load–a comparison between Finland and Russian Karelia

EPIVIR study group Seiskari T tapio … - Clinical & …, 2007‏ - academic.oup.com
Epidemiological data have indicated that some infections are associated with a low risk of
allergic diseases, thus supporting the idea (hygiene hypothesis) that the microbial load is an …

Helicobacter, Hygiene, Atopy, and Asthma

M Miftahussurur, IA Nusi, DY Graham… - Frontiers in …, 2017‏ - frontiersin.org
The hygiene hypothesis links environmental and microbial exposures in early life to the
prevalence of atopy, allergy, and asthma. Helicobacter pylori infection is typically acquired in …

99th Dahlem conference on infection, inflammation and chronic inflammatory disorders: farm lifestyles and the hygiene hypothesis

E Von Mutius - Clinical & Experimental Immunology, 2010‏ - academic.oup.com
About 15 years have gone by since Strachan first proposed the idea that infections and
unhygienic contact may confer protection from the development of allergic illnesses. The so …

Occupational exposure and sensitization to fungi among museum workers

M Wiszniewska, J Walusiak-Skorupa… - Occupational …, 2009‏ - academic.oup.com
Background Museum employees are exposed to fungi and storage mites in the workplace.
Aims To evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of sensitization to moulds, as well as …