Cyanobacteria: An unrecognized ubiquitous sensitizing allergen?

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 106-110

  Bernstein, Jonathan A ^a   Ghosh, Debajyoti ^a   Levin, Linda S ^a   Zheng, Shu ^a   Carmichael, Wayne ^b   Lummus, Zana ^a   Bernstein, I Leonard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXOTOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; APHANIZOMENON; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC RHINITIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; DERMOGRAPHISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; APHANIZOMENON; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCYSTIS; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 79953179339     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2011.32.3434     Document Type: Article

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