Candida spp. colonization and serum anticandidal antibody levels in patients with chronic urticaria

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 740-743

  Ergon, M C ^a   Ilknur T ^a   Yucesoy M ^a   Ozkan S ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CANDIDIASIS; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; YEAST;

ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FECES; HUMANS; MOUTH; URTICARIA;

EID: 35348992646     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2007.02512.x     Document Type: Article

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