Cutaneous hypersensitivity reactions to freshwater cyanobacteria - Human volunteer studies

BMC Dermatology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Stewart, Ian ^a,b   Robertson, Ivan M ^c   Webb, Penelope M ^d   Schluter, Philip J ^e   Shaw, Glen R ^a,b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment ^*  (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^f GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATCH TEST; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CYANOBACTERIA; CYTOTOXINS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 33745798806     PISSN: 14715945     EISSN: 14715945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-5945-6-6     Document Type: Article

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