Allergens in school dust. I. The amount of the major cat (Fel d I) and dog (Can f I) allergens in dust from Swedish schools is high enough to probably cause perennial symptoms in most children with asthma who are sensitized to cat and dog

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 1067-1074

  Munir, A K M ^a   Einarsson, R ^a   Schou, C ^b   Dreborg, S K G ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ALK ABELLÓ   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Can f I; ELISA; Fel d 1; school dust

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAT; CHAIR; DOG; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SENSITIZATION; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMAL; ASTHMA; CATS; CHILD; DOGS; DUST; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; SCHOOLS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027199999     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-6749(93)90221-Z     Document Type: Article

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