Natural rubber latex allergy: Prevalence and risk factors in patients with spina bifida compared with atopic children and controls

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-16

  Cremer, R ^a   Hoppe, A ^a   Korsch, E ^a   Kleine Diepenbruck, U ^a   Blaker F ^a  

^a Kinderkrankenhaus der Stadt Koln   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopy; Fruit allergy; Latex allergy; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

LATEX; RUBBER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INFANT; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SPINA BIFIDA; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

EID: 0031883593     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050758     Document Type: Article

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