Precipitin response of potato processing workers to work-related microbial allergens

Annals of Agriculture and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 237-242

  Dutkiewicz, Jacek ^a   Skórska, Czesława ^a   Krysińska Traczyk, Ewa ^a   Cholewa, Grazyna ^a   Sitkowska, Jolanta ^a   Milanowski, Janusz ^b   Góra, Anna ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allergens; Bacteria; Fungi; Organic dust; Potato processing workers; Precipitation test; Sensitization; Work related pulmonary symptoms

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; PRECIPITIN;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ADULT; AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALCALIGENES; ALCALIGENES FAECALIS; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; ORGANIC DUST; PENICILLIUM; POTATO; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; THERMOACTINOMYCES VULGARIS;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FUNGI; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLAND; RADIOIMMUNOPRECIPITATION ASSAY; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; AGROMYCES RAMOSUS; ALCALIGENES; ALCALIGENES FAECALIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIUM ALCALIGENES; CORYNEFORM BACTERIUM; FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; THERMOACTINOMYCES VULGARIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0036913819     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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