Prevalence and clinical relevance of specific immunoglobulin E to pollen caused by sting-induced specific immunoglobulin E to cross-reacting carbohydrate determinants in Hymenoptera venoms

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 441-447

  Kochuyt, A M ^a   Van Hoeyveld, E M ^a   Stevens, E A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bromelain; Cross reacting carbohydrate determinants (CCD); False positive CAP tests; Hymenoptera venom allergy; Pollen allergy

Indexed keywords

BEE VENOM; BROMELAIN; CARBOHYDRATE; CROSS REACTING CARBOHYDRATE DETERMINANT; GLYCOPROTEIN; HYMENOPTERA VENOM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INSECT VENOM; PLANT EXTRACT; POLLEN ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; GRASS; HONEYBEE; HUMAN; HYMENOPTERA; INSECT ALLERGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; POLLEN ALLERGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; TREE; WEED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHROPOD VENOMS; BEE VENOMS; BROMELAINS; CARBOHYDRATES; CHILD; CROSS REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYMENOPTERA; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WASP VENOMS;

EID: 17744384039     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2005.02217.x     Document Type: Article

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