Fungal DNA and pet allergen levels in Swedish day care centers and associations with building characteristics

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2018-2024

  Cai, Gui Hong ^a   Mälarstig, Björn ^b   Kumlin, Anders ^c   Johansson, Ingrid ^c   Janson, Christer ^a   Norbäck, Dan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Anozona   (Sweden)

^c AK Konsult Indoor Air AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BUILDING; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSTRUCTION WORK; DAY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGUS GROWTH; IMMUNOASSAY; LINOLEUM; MOULD; PENICILLIUM; PET ANIMAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM; SWEDEN;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, FUNGAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PETS; SWEDEN;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; FUNGI; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

EID: 79960174682     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: 14640333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0em00553c     Document Type: Article

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