Taxis but not private cars are mite allergen reservoirs in Brazil

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-36

  Taketomi, E A ^a   Justino, C M ^a   Pereira, F L ^a   Segundo, G R ^a   Sopelete, M C ^a   Sung, S J ^b   Silva, D A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen exposure; Car; Mite allergen; Pet allergen; Taxi

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAR; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; MITE; MOTORIZED TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESERVOIR;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; AUTOMOBILES; BRAZIL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33646491903     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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