Respirable trichothecene mycotoxins can be demonstrated in the air of Stachybotrys chartarum-contaminated buildings

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 760-

  Straus, David C ^a   Wilson, Stephen C ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN; TRICHOTHECENE DERIVATIVE;

AIR; AIRBORNE INFECTION; BUILDING; ENVIRONMENT; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; MYCOTOXINS; POISONS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; STACHYBOTRYS; TRICHOTHECENES;

EID: 33748051040     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.06.025     Document Type: Letter

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