Sensitization to Malassezia in infants and children with atopic dermatitis: Prevalence and clinical characteristics

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 486-487

  Lange, L ^a   Alter, N ^b   Keller, T ^b   Rietschel, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Children; Malassezia; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA GLOBOSA; MALASSEZIA RESTRICTA; MALASSEZIA SYMPODIALIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; MALASSEZIA; PREVALENCE;

EID: 40349086932     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01623.x     Document Type: Article

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