Immediate hypersensitivity to Malassezia furfur and Candida albicans mannans in vivo and in vitro

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 238-242

  Kosonen, Jan ^a   Lintu, P ^a   Kortekangas Savolainen, O ^a   Kalimo, K ^a   Terho, E O ^a   Savolainen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atopic eczema dermatitis syndrome; Candida albicans; IgE; Malassezia furfur; Mannan; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MANNAN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BODY DISTRIBUTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTIGENS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MANNANS; SKIN TESTS; YEASTS;

EID: 13244292367     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00686.x     Document Type: Article

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