Determination of aspergillus fumigatus allergen 1 in poultry farms using the enzyme immunoassay

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-173

  Prester, Ljerka ^a   MacAn, Jelena ^a   Matković, Kristina ^b   Vučemilo, Marija ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

A. fumigatus; Asp f 1; ELISA; farm workers; mould; mould allergen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS MOLD ALLERGEN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ASPF1 PROTEIN, ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DUST; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PLANT ANTIGEN;

ACCURACY; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AIR TEMPERATURE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROATIA; DUST EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGAL DETECTION; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INTER ASSAY IMPRECISION; INTRA ASSAY IMPRECISION; LIVESTOCK; MICROCLIMATE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POULTRY FARMING; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; VELOCITY; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DUST; IMMUNOLOGY; POULTRY;

ALLERGENS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DUST; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; POULTRY; ANTIGENS, PLANT;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 77954519823     PISSN: 00041254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/10004-1254-61-2010-2004     Document Type: Article

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