Correlation between specific immunoglobulin E levels and the severity of reactions in egg allergic patients

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-179

  Benhamou, Avigael H ^a   Zamora, Samuel A ^a   Eigenmann, Philippe A ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Egg allergy; Food challenge; Food hypersensitivity; Specific immunoglobulin E; Threshold dose

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EGG ALLERGY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOKERY; EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; INFANT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 38849184114     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2007.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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