Natural rubber latex sensitisation and allergy in patients with spina bifida, urogenital disorders and oesophageal atresia compared with a normal paediatric population

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 194-198

  Cremer, Reinhold ^a,b   Lorbacher, M ^a   Hering, F ^a   Engelskirchen, R ^a  

^a KLINIKEN DER STADT KÖLN GGMBH   (Germany)

^b Children's Hospital of Cologne   (Germany)

Author keywords

Latex allergy; Latex sensitisation; Oesophageal atresia; Spina bifida; Urological malformations

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ARTICLE; BOUGIE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SPINA BIFIDA; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 34547887675     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965144     Document Type: Article

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