Surveillance of fungal allergic sensitization using the fluorescent halogen immunoassay

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 253-261

  Green, B J ^a   Tovey, E R ^b   Beezhold, D H ^a   Perzanowski, M S ^c   Acosta, L M ^c   Divjan, A I ^c   Chew, G L ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen; Alternaria; Cladosporium; Conidia; Fungi; Hyphae; Immunoassay; Mold

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

AIR SAMPLING; ALTERNARIA; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CLADOSPORIUM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURVULARIA; DRECHSLERA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FUNGUS; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PITHOMYCES; SERODIAGNOSIS; STACHYBOTRYS;

ALTERNARIA; BIPOLARIS; CLADOSPORIUM; CURVULARIA; EPICOCCUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; PITHOMYCES; SPEGAZZINIA; STACHYBOTRYS;

EID: 70849121506     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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