Hypersensitivity reactions to Escherichia coli-derived polyethylene glycolated-asparaginase associated with subsequent immediate skin test reactivity to E. coli-derived granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 429-431

  Stone Jr , H David ^a,d   Dipiro, Cecily ^b   Charlton Davis, P ^c   Meyer, Carol F ^d   Wray, Betty B ^a  

^a Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics   (Italy)

^b Section of Allergy/Immunology   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ASPARAGINASE; CYTARABINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HISTAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; MACROGOL; METHOTREXATE; RANITIDINE; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0031895711     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(98)70262-3     Document Type: Article

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