Comparison of latex hypersensitivity among patients with neurologic defects

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 950-954

  Konz, Karen R ^a   Chia, James K ^a   Kurup, Viswanath P ^a   Resnick, Abe ^a   Kelly, Kevin J ^a   Fink, Jordan N ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

anaphylaxis; Latex hypersensitivity; latex specific IgE; neuroimmunology; spina bifida

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; RUBBER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURGICAL GLOVE;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; LATEX; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0029023209     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(95)70094-3     Document Type: Article

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