Relationship between total and allergen-specific IgE serum levels and presence of symptoms in farm workers sensitized to Tetranychus urticae

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1044-1047

  Gargano, D ^a,b   Romano, C ^a   Manguso, F ^c   Cutajar, M ^a,b   Altucci, P ^a,b   Astarita, C ^a,b,d  

^a Division of Internal Medicine   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Occupational allergy; Specific IgE levels; Symptoms; Tetranychus urticae; Total IgE levels

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SERUM; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ALLERGENS; CROSS REACTIONS; EPITOPES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SKIN TESTS; STATISTICS; TETRANYCHIDAE;

EID: 0036829154     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2002.23745.x     Document Type: Article

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