Study of the effects of vacuuming on the concentration of dust mite antigen and endotoxin

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 249-254

  Bellanti, Joseph A ^a   Zeligs, Barbara J ^a   MacDowell Carneiro, Ana Luiza ^a   Abaci, A Saba ^a   Genuardi, Jennifer A ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACUUM;

EID: 0034102106     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62762-7     Document Type: Article

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