The predictive value of specific immunoglobulin E levels in serum for the outcome of oral food challenges

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 268-273

  Celik Bilgili, S ^a   Mehl, A ^a   Verstege, A ^a   Staden, U ^a   Nocon, M ^a   Beyer, K ^a   Niggemann, Bodo ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopy patch test; Children; DBPCFC; Food allergy; Food challenge; Skin prick test; Specific IgE

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CALCULATION; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EGG; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOYBEAN; WHEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOYBEANS; WHEAT HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 17144366513     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2005.02150.x     Document Type: Article

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