Sensitivity and specificity of food specific IgE and IgG determinations for the diagnosis of food allergy

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-48

  Kochuyt, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; EGG WHITE; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS ALLERGY; CROSS REACTION; DANDER; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DRUG USE; EXERCISE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEATHER; FOOD ALLERGY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MEAT; MILK; NUT; PEACH; PEANUT; POLLEN; PRICK TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHRIMP; SOYBEAN; WHEAT;

ALLERGENS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROSS REACTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 33645669881     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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