Latex allergy: Low prevalence of immunoglobulin e to highly purified proteins Hev b 2 and Hev b 13

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1502-1511

  Palosuo, T ^a   Lehto, M ^b   Kotovuori, A ^c   Kalkkinen, N ^c   Blanco, C ^d   Poza, P ^d   Carrillo, T ^d   Hamilton, R G ^e   Alenius, H ^b   Reunala, T ^f   Turjanmaa, K ^f  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergens; Hev b 13; Hev b 2; IgE antibodies; Latex hypersensitivity; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS 13 PROTEIN; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS 2 PROTEIN; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS 5 PROTEIN; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS 6 PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHY; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SENSITIZATION; SERUM; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT PROTEINS; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34648834649     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02810.x     Document Type: Article

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