IgE antibodies to hymenoptera venoms in the serum are common in the general population and are related to indications of atopy

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 372-377

  Schafer T ^a,c   Przybilla, B ^b  

^a Hautklinik U   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Hautklinik U   (Germany)

Author keywords

aeroallergens; atopy; Hymenoptera venom allergy; insect stings; specific IgE antibodies

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BEE VENOM; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; HYMENOPTERA VENOM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; WASP VENOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDER; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; INSECT STING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLEN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0029811342     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb00144.x     Document Type: Article

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