Different reactivity to recombinant Aspergillus fumigatus allergen I/a in patients with atopic dermatitis or allergic asthma sensitised to Aspergillus fumigates

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 89-94

  Disch, Ruiner ^a   Menz, Günter ^b   Blaser, Kurt ^c   Crameri, Reto ^c  

^a Klinik für Dcrmatologie und Allergie ^*  (Switzerland)

^b Hochgebirgsklinik ^*  (Switzerland)

^c SWISS INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND ASTHMA RESEARCH SIAF   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allergic asthma; Aspergillus fumigates; Atopic dermatitis; Recombinant allergens; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIBODY; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SEROLOGY; SKIN TEST;

ALLERGENS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASTHMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMAN; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SKIN TESTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029089335     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237123     Document Type: Article

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