A multicenter evaluation of the CARLA system for the measurement of specific IgE antibodies vs. other different methods and skin prick tests

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 235-241

  Liccardi, Gennaro ^a   Dente, B ^b   Triggiani, M ^c   Russo, M ^a   Diamare, F ^d   Massari, A ^a   Pinzarrone, R ^e   D'Isanto, R ^f   Letizia, M ^g   D'Amato, M ^a   D'Amato, G ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Pausilipon Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d Ospedale G da Procida   (Italy)

^e Pellegrini Hospital   (Italy)

^f S Maria delle Grazie Hospital   (Italy)

^g RADIM Group   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchial asthma; IgE; In vitro analyses; Respiratory allergy; Serum specific immunoassay

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LOLIUM PERENNE ALLERGEN; OLEA EUROPAEA ALLERGEN; PARIETARIA JUDAICA ALLERGEN; PHYLEUM PRATENSE ALLERGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRICK TEST; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037497949     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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