Allergy testing on the IMMULITE 2000 random-access immunoanalyzer - A clinical evaluation study

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 772-781

  Cobbaert, Christa M ^a   Jonker, Geert Jan ^a  

^a AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergen specific IgE; Diagnostic performance; Food allergy; Inhalation allergy; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ANALYZER; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FOOD ALLERGY; GRASS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INHALATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOULD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEST; TREE; WEED;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 26844564019     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14346621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2005.132     Document Type: Article

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