Bee-venom allergy in children: Long-term predictive value of standardized challenge tests

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 18-23

  Schuetze, Georg E ^a   Forster, Johannes ^b   Hauk, Pia J ^c   Friedl, Katrin ^a   Kuehr, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology St Josefs Hospital Freiburg   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Bee venom; Challenge test; Immunotherapy; Insect sting allergy

Indexed keywords

BEE VENOM; IMMUNOLOGIC AGENT; RELESS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; BEE STING; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT ALLERGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BEE VENOMS; BEES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0036234250     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3038.2002.00050.x     Document Type: Article

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