Mite allergen levels and acarologic analysis in house dust samples in Uberaba, Brazil

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 232-237

  Terra, S A ^a   Silva, D A O ^a   Sopelete, M C ^a   Mendes, J ^a   Sung, S J ^b   Taketomi, Ernesto Akio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Acarologic analysis; Allergen exposure; Der f 1 allergen; Der p 1 allergen; House dust mite

Indexed keywords

DER F 1 ALLERGEN; DER P 1 ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACAROLOGIC ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BED; BLOMIA TROPICALIS; BRAZIL; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EUROGLYPHUS MAYNEI; GLYCYPHAGIDAE; HOUSE DUST; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMIDITY; MITE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PYROGLYPHIDAE; SENSITIZATION;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 6344275532     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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