Quantification of airborne aspergillus allergens: Redefining the approach

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 754-761

  Vermani, Maansi ^a   Vijayan, Vannan K ^b   Kausar, Mohd A ^a   Agarwal, Mahendra K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

aspergillus; colony counts; fungi; immunochemical quantification; inhalant allergens

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; AIR POLLUTANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE FUNGUS; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TAMARII; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; VOLUMETRY; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; ASPERGILLUS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77956521887     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2010.492539     Document Type: Article

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