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Measurement of cat allergen levels in the home by use of an amplified ELISA

Year: 1998

Type: article

Abstract: We previously reported that Fel d 1 was measurable in 10 of 40 air samples and 38 of 40 dust samples obtained from homes without cats.1 We have reanalyzed the samples from 39 of these homes using a recently described amplified ELISA for Fel d 1.2 This modification uses a signal amplification by catalyzed reporter deposition originally described by Bobrow et al.3 Because assay sensitivity is greatly increased, we reexamined the relationship of settled dust and airborne levels in samples that we had collected previously.

Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(98)70203-9

Authors: Mary Elizabeth Bollinger, Robert A. Wood, Peihua Chen, Peyton A. Eggleston

Institutions: University of Maryland, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University

Language: English

Topic: Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization

Subfield: Immunology and Allergy

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,900