Evaluation of the prevalence of skin prick test positivity to Alternaria and Cladosporium in patients with suspected respiratory allergy. A European multicenter study promoted by the subcommittee on Aerobiology and environmental aspects of inhalant allergens of the European Academy of allergology and clinical immunology

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 711-716

  D'Amato, G ^a   Chatzigeorgiou, G ^b   Corsico, R ^c   Gioulekas, D ^b   Jager L ^d   Jager S ^e   Kontou Fili, K ^f   Kouridakis, S ^f   Liccardi, G ^a   Meriggi, A ^c   Palma Carlos, A ^g   Palma Carlos, M L ^b   Pagan Aleman, A ^h   Parmiani, S ⁱ   Puccinelli, P ⁱ   Russo, M ^a   Spieksma, F Th M ^j   Torricelli, R ^k   Wuthrich B ^k  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b G PAPANICOLAOU HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c Division of Pneumology   (Italy)

^d FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^f LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^g INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

ⁱ Alk Abello'   (Italy)

^j LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^k UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

Allergenic extract; Alternaria; Cladosporium; Mold allergy; Respiratory allergy; Skin prick test; Specific IgE determination

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLADOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY;

EID: 0042427934     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb01227.x     Document Type: Article

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