Occupational asthma induced by Chrysonilia sitophila in a worker exposed to coffee grounds

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1645-1646

  Francuz, Beata ^a   Yera, Helene ^a   Geraut, Laurent ^a   Bensefa Colas, Lynda ^a   Nghiem, Zuong Hung ^b   Choudat, Dominique ^a  

^a AP HP ^*  (France)

^b Association Pour la Prévention et la Médecine du Travail   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FUNGAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COFFEE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSPORA SITOPHILA; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ASTHMA; COFFEE; DNA, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROSPORA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PULMONARY VENTILATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 77957884430     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00134-10     Document Type: Article

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