Specific sensitization to the common housefly (Musca domestica) not related to insect panallergy

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 448-451

  Focke, M ^a   Hemmer, Wolfgang ^a   Wohrl S ^a,b   Gotz M ^a   Jarisch, R ^a   Kofler, H ^c  

^a FAZ Floridsdorf Allergy Centre   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Allergy Clinic Reumannplatz   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diptera; Housefly; Insect allergy; Musca domestica; Occupational allergy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; TROPOMYOSIN;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS ALLERGY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLY; HOUSE FLY; HUMAN; INSECT ALLERGY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SENSITIZATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HOUSEFLIES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0038528558     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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