Fungi-Induced Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Allergic Diseases: One Entity

نویسندگان

  • Aleksandra Barac
  • David S. Y. Ong
  • Ljiljana Jovancevic
  • Aleksandar Peric
  • Pavol Surda
  • Vesna Tomic Spiric
  • Salvatore Rubino
چکیده

Clinic for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia, 2 Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Franciscus Gasthuis and Vlietland, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia, 6 Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ University Hospital, London, United Kingdom, Clinic for Allergology and Immunology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

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تاریخ انتشار 2018