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Title:

Domestic allergens and endotoxin in three hospitals offering in-patient rehabilitation for allergic diseases in the alpine mountain climate of Bavaria - The AURA study.

Document type:
Journal Article; Article
Author(s):
Eberlein, B; Gulyas, AF; Schultz, K; Lecheler, J; Flögel, S; Wolfmeyer, C; Thiessen, K; Jakob, T; Schuster, T; Hollweck, R; Ring, J; Behrendt, H
Abstract:
Endotoxins and allergens represent the major relevant contents of the atmospheric bioaerosol with regard to the triggering and exacerbation of allergic diseases. In this study, mattress concentrations of endotoxin and indoor allergens were measured in three hospitals in the alpine climate of Bavaria and in adjacent homes. Dust was collected from each of 10 mattresses according to a standardized protocol, and endotoxin was analyzed with the Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) test, indoor allergens De...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Int J Hyg Environ Health
Year:
2009
Journal volume:
212
Journal issue:
1
Pages contribution:
21-6
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2007.09.003
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18155959
Print-ISSN:
1438-4639
TUM Institution:
Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Epidemiologie; Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie; Molekulare Allergologie (Prof. Schmidt-Weber)
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