Diagnostic performance of Food and Drug Administration-cleared serologic assays for natural rubber latex-specific IgE antibody

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 5 II, 1999, Pages 925-930

  Hamilton, Robert G ^a   Biagini, Raymond E ^b   Krieg, Edward F ^b   Esch, Robert E ^c   MacLean, James A ^d   Stadtmauer, Gary J ^e   Husman, David ^c   Bubak, Mark ^f   Golden, David B K ^g   Graft, David F ^h   Kelloway, Judy S ^h   Kelly, Kevin J ⁱ   Kim, Kenneth T ^j   Randolph, Christopher C ^g   Slater, Jay E ^k   Bernstein, David I ^l   Wein, Michael B ^g  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c Greer Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Central Plains Clinic   (United States)

^g Park Nicollet Clinic ^*

^h PARK NICOLLET CLINIC   (United States)

ⁱ MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^j Children's National Medical Center   (United States)

^k CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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Author keywords

Diagnosis; Human; IgE anti latex; Natural rubber latex; Seralogic testing

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LATEX; LATEX SPECIFIC IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; RUBBER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST;

ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; METHODS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0033034133     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70440-9     Document Type: Article

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