Skin test reactivity to recombinant aspergillus fumigatus allergen l/a in patients with cystic fibrosis

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 403-408

  Nikolaizik, W H ^a   Crameri, R ^b   Blaser, K ^b   Schoni M H ^a  

^a Department of Trauma Surgery   (Switzerland)

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

Author keywords

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; Cystic fibrosis; Recombinant allergen; Recombinant Aspergillus fumigatus allergen I a; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; ASPERGILLOSIS, ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEASES; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0029818295     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237399     Document Type: Article

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