Controlled oral food challenges in children - When indicated, when superfluous?

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 865-870

  Niggemann, Bodo ^a,b   Rolinck Werninghaus, C ^a   Mehl, A ^a   Binder, C ^a   Ziegert, M ^a   Beyer, K ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopy patch test; Children; Double blind; Immunoglobulin E; Oral food challenge; Placebo controlled food challenge; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ATOPY; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PREDICTION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FOOD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 20444445186     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00828.x     Document Type: Review

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