Diagnosis of latex hypersensitivity: Comparison of different methods

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-30

  Suli, Claudia ^a   Lorini, Maurizio ^a   Mistrello, Gianni ^b   Tedeschi, Alberto ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b Lofarma SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnostic methods; Health care workers; Latex hypersensitivity; Skin prick test; Specific IgE determination

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; RUBBER;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSITIZATION; SPINA BIFIDA;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNIQUES; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 32444442036     PISSN: 03979148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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