Association between mite allergen (Der p 1, Der f 1, Blo t 5) levels and microscopic identification of mites or skin prick test results in asthmatic subjects

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 237-241

  Medeiros Jr, Manoel ^a   Figueiredo, Joanemile P ^a   Almeida, Maria C ^a   Atta, Ajax M ^a   Taketomi, Ernesto A ^c   Silva, Deise A O ^c   Terra, Silvia A ^c   Amorim, Welma W ^b   Pinho, Ricardo S ^b   Araujo, Maria I ^a,b   Carvalho, Edgar M ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b ESCOLA BAHIANA DE MEDICINA E SAÚDE PÚBLICA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; House dust mite; Mite allergens; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOMIA TROPICALIS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MITE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; BRAZIL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PYROGLYPHIDAE; RURAL HEALTH; SKIN TESTS; STATISTICS;

EID: 18744386094     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066776     Document Type: Article

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