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Immune cell counts and risks of respiratory infections among infants exposed pre- and postnatally to organochlorine compounds: a prospective study

Anders Glynn1*, Ann Thuvander1,5, Marie Aune1, Anders Johannisson2, Per O Darnerud1, Gunnar Ronquist3 and Sven Cnattingius4

Author Affiliations

1 National Food Administration, Research and Development Department, PO Box 622, SE-751 26 Uppsala, Sweden

2 Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, PO Box 7070, SE- 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden

3 Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital of Uppsala, SE- 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden

4 Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden

5 The National Board of Health and Welfare, SE-106 30 Stockholm, Sweden

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Environmental Health 2008, 7:62 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-62

Published: 4 December 2008

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Respiratory infections and white blood cell and lymphocyte subset numbers/percentages in 3 months old infants exposed to PCB and p,p'-DDE postnatally. Unadjusted means (± SE) of white blood cell numbers (x109) in 3-month-old infants exposed to organochlorines postnatally.

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Respiratory infections and white blood cell and lymphocyte subset numbers/percentages in 3 months old infants exposed to PCB and p,p'-DDE postnatally. Unadjusted and adjusted means (± SE) of white blood cell percentages in 3-month-old infants exposed to organochlorines postnatally.

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Respiratory infections and white blood cell and lymphocyte subset numbers/percentages in 3 months old infants exposed to PCB and p,p'-DDE postnatally. Unadjusted and adjusted means (± SE) of lymphocyte subset numbers (x109) in 3-month-old infants exposed to organochlorines postnatally.

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Respiratory infections and white blood cell and lymphocyte subset numbers/percentages in 3 months old infants exposed to PCB and p,p'-DDE postnatally. Unadjusted and adjusted means (± SE) of lymphocyte subset percentages in 3-month-old infants exposed to organochlorines postnatally.

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Respiratory infections and white blood cell and lymphocyte subset numbers/percentages in 3 months old infants exposed to PCB and p,p'-DDE postnatally. Odds ratios (95% CI) for associations between respiratory infections, lasting 3 days or more during the first 3 months after birth, and pre- or postnatal exposure to organochlorine compounds.

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