Outbreak of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) among workers cultivating Flammulina velutipes (Enoki mushroom)

S. Yoshikawa, K. Tsushima, M. Okada, K. Fujimoto, K. Kubo, Y. Yamazaki, T. Kumagai (Matsumoto, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Immunology in interstitial lung disease and airway infectious problems
Session: Immunology in interstitial lung disease and airway infectious problems
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2416
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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