What's in a kiss: Peanut allergen transmission as a sensitizer?

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 755-

  Nolan, Richard C ^a   de Leon, Maria P ^b   Rolland, Jennifer M ^b   Loh, Richard K S ^c   O'Hehir, Robyn E ^a,b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ARA H 1 ALLERGEN; ARACHIS OIL; FOOD ALLERGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PYROXYLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC REACTION; BEHAVIOR; CREAM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECZEMA; HUMAN; KISS; LETTER; PEANUT ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA; SYMPTOM;

ALLERGENS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; PEANUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; PLANT PROTEINS; SALIVA;

EID: 33847333206     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.10.027     Document Type: Letter

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