Determination of potential allergenic fungal flora and its clinical reflection in suburban elementary schools in Izmir

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 168, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 691-702

  Haliki Uztan, Alev ^a   Ateş, Mustafa ^a   Abaci, Özlem ^a   Gülbahar, Okan ^a   Erdem, Nihat ^a   Çiftçi, Özlem ^a   Boyacioǧlu, Hayal ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Airborne fungal spores; Fungus species; Mold; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; MOLDS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

AGE GROUPS; AIRBORNE FUNGAL SPORES; ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; FUNGAL SPORES; OUTDOOR AIR; SKIN PRICK TEST; TEST RESULTS;

COLLEGE BUILDINGS;

BUILDING; FUNGUS; SKIN DISORDER; SPORE; STUDENT; TESTING METHOD; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AIR SAMPLING; ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGUS; HUMAN; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); DIAGNOSTIC USE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SCHOOL; SKIN TEST; SUBURBAN POPULATION; TURKEY; UNIVERSITY;

IZMIR [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

ALLERGEN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; FACULTY; FUNGI; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; SCHOOLS; SKIN TESTS; SUBURBAN POPULATION; TURKEY;

EID: 77955407194     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1144-x     Document Type: Article

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