Insect sting allergy with negative venom skin test responses

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 107, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 897-901

  Golden, David B K ^a   Kagey Sobotka, Anne ^a   Norman, Philip S ^a   Hamilton, Robert G ^a   Lichtenstein, Lawrence M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Hymenoptera; Insect sting; Insect venom; RAST; Skin test

Indexed keywords

HYMENOPTERA VENOM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYMENOPTERA; INSECT ALLERGY; INSECT STING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SEROLOGY; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0035013016     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.114706     Document Type: Article

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