The patch test, skin prick test, and serum milk-specific IgE as diagnostic tools in cow's milk allergy in infants

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 837-842

  Vanto, Timo ^a   Juntunen Backman, K ^b   Kalimo, K ^a   Klemola, T ^b   Koivikko, A ^a   Koskinen, P ^a   Syvanen P ^b   Valovirta, E ^a   Varjonen, E ^b  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cow's milk allergy; IgE; Patch test; ROC curve; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; MILK ALLERGY; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URTICARIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALE; MILK; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; PATCH TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0008612476     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.1999.00134.x     Document Type: Article

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