Sensitization to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Blomia tropicalis extracts and recombinant mite allergens in atopic Thai patients

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 217-221

  Trakultivakorn, Muthita ^a   Nuglor, Tipaporn ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; BLOMIA TROPICALIS; CHILD; CLINICAL SKIN REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; INFESTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; SKIN SENSITIZATION; THAILAND; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITES; SKIN TESTS; THAILAND;

EID: 0038637912     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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