Evaluation of Stachybotrys chartarum in the house of an infant with pulmonary hemorrhage: Quantitative assessment before, during, and after remediation

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 68-85

  Vesper, Stephen ^b   Dearborn, Dorr G ^a   Yike, Iwona ^a   Allan, Terry ^c   Sobolewski, John ^c   Hinkley, Simon F ^c   Jarvis, Bruce B ^c   Haugland, Richard A ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Mold; Pulmonary Hemorrhage; Remediation; Stachybotrys

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DUST CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGUS SPORE; HOUSE DUST; HOUSING; HUMAN; HYPHOMYCETES; INFANT; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

EID: 0033999083     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02350963     Document Type: Article

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