The role of airborne mold in chronic rhinosinusitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 762-763

  Ponikau, Jens U ^a   Sherris, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALTERNARIA; ANTIGEN DETECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LETTER; MOULD; MUCUS; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOSINUSITIS;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FUNGI; HUMANS; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 33748034022     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.06.035     Document Type: Letter

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