Treatment of late-onset asthma with fluconazole

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 3 II, 1999, Pages 541-546

  Ward Jr , George W ^a   Woodfolk, Judith A ^a   Hayden, Mary L ^a   Jackson, Sandra ^a   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchial provocation; Dermatophytosis; Fluconazole; Late onset asthma; Steroid use; Trichophyton

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0032881833     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70321-0     Document Type: Article

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