Skin test and radioallergosorbent test characteristics of scabietic patients

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 190-196

  Morgan, Marjorie S ^a   Arlian, Larry G ^a   Estes, Stephen A ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; MALE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRICK TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES;

ACARI; ASTIGMATA; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; PSOROPTES CERVINUS; PYROGLYPHIDAE; SARCOPTES SCABIEI;

EID: 0030788138     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.190     Document Type: Article

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