Use of specific IgE in assessing the relevance of fungal and dust mite allergens to atopic dermatitis: A comparison with asthmatic and nonasthmatic control subjects

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1273-1279

  Scalabrin, Deolinda M F ^a   Bavbek, Sevim ^a   Perzanowski, Matthew S ^a   Wilson, Barbara B ^a   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^a,b   Wheatley, Lisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternaria alternata; Atopic dermatitis; Dust mite; Fungi; Malassezia furfur; Specific IgE antibodies

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0033406634     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70024-2     Document Type: Article

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