A comparison of skin prick tests, intradermal skin tests, and specific IgE in the diagnosis of mouse allergy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 933-939

  Sharma, Hemant P ^a   Wood, Robert A ^a   Bravo, Andrea R ^a   Matsui, Elizabeth C ^a  

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

Author keywords

diagnostic testing; Mouse allergen; nasal challenge; skin test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE ALLERGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; EOSINOPHILIA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTRADERMAL TESTS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; MICE; NASAL MUCOSA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 41449115894     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.01.023     Document Type: Article

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