Sensitization to recombinant Aspergillus fumigatus allergens in allergic fungal sinusitis

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 203-208

  McCann, William A ^a   Cromie, Marc ^a   Chandler, Francis ^a   Ford, Jan ^a   Dolen, William K ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MUCIN;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOMA; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LUNG MYCOSIS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SENSITIZATION; SINUSITIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036707045     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61939-4     Document Type: Article

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