Investigative methods for natural rubber latex allergy in the UK

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-13

  Lowe, John Graham ^a,c   Green, C M ^a   Nasser, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy investigation; Glove challenge; Natural rubber latex; Prick testing; Specific immunoglobulin E

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; NATURAL RUBBER LATEX; RUBBER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGY; ALLERGY TEST; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DILUTION; FRUIT; GLOVE CHALLENGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRICK TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; PATCH TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RUBBER; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 14344259737     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.00476.x     Document Type: Article

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