Fire ants represent an important risk for anaphylaxis among residents of an endemic region

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1274-1277

  Caplan, Eric L ^a   Ford, Janet L ^a   Young, Penny F ^a   Ownby, Dennis R ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Fire ant hypersensitivity; Immunoglobulin E

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; VENOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEANUT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SENSITIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037841718     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.1453     Document Type: Article

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