Endotoxin, (1→3)-β-D-glucans and fungal extra-cellular polysaccharides in New Zealand homes: A pilot study

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 361-365

  Douwes, Jeroen ^a,d   Siebers, Rob ^b   Wouters, Inge M ^c   Doekes, Gert ^c   Fitzharris, Penny ^b   Crane, Julian ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dampness; Endotoxin; EPS; Exposure; Glucan; Health; House dust mites; Mould

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; ENDOTOXIN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; POLYSACCHARIDE; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; WATER;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOME SAFETY; MOULD; NEW ZEALAND; PENICILLIUM; PILOT STUDY; BACTERIAL COUNT; BUILDING MATERIAL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ACARI; ASPERGILLUS; ASTIGMATA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PENICILLIUM; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; BETA-GLUCANS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DUST; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGI; HOUSING; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PILOT PROJECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER;

EID: 33846115162     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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