Immunoglobulin G antibodies of children exposed to microorganisms in a water-damaged school

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 438-442

  Savilahti, Risto ^a   Uitti, Jukka ^b   Laippala, Pekka ^c   Husman, Tuula ^d   Reiman, Marjut ^e  

^a Environmental Center of Lahti   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atopy; IgE antibodies to common environmental allergens; IgG antibodies to microorganisms; Respiratory morbility; Schoolchildren; Water damage

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; WATER;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FINLAND; FUNGUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MOULD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; YEAST;

ALLERGENS; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FINLAND; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STATISTICS; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 12244309549     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3038.2002.02071.x     Document Type: Article

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