A comparison of different allergometric tests, skin prick test, pharmacia UniCAP® and ADVIA Centaur®, for diagnosis of allergic diseases in children

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-45

  Ricci, Giampaolo ^a   Capelli, M ^b   Miniero, R ^b   Menna, G ^a   Zannarini, L ^b   Dillon, P ^c   Masi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c CSDS   (United States)

Author keywords

ADVIA Centaur ; Food allergens; IgE assay; Inhalant allergens; UNICAP System

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CAT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EGG ALLERGY; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK ALLERGY; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CATS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; MALE; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; MITES; POLLEN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0345701923     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.23761.x     Document Type: Article

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