Hygienic behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic may decrease immunoglobulin G levels: Implications for Kawasaki disease.

Hiromi YamaguchiMasaaki HirataKuniya HatakeyamaIchiro YamaneHisashi EndoHiroe OkuboYoshimi NishimuraYoshiro Nagao

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Hygienic behaviors decreased the IgG levels in all age groups, from neonates to adults. This downturn in IgG may lead to vulnerability to infections as well as to KD.

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