Allergy to laxative compound (Plantago ovata seed) among health care professionals

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 181-189

  Bernedo Belar, Nagore ^a   Garcia M ^b   Gastaminza, G ^a   Fernandez E ^a   Bartolome B ^c   Algorta, J ^a   Munoz D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL TXAGORRITXU   (Spain)

^b Instituto Foral de Bienestar Social   (Spain)

^c Bial Aristegui   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cross reactivity; Health care workers; Occupational allergy; Plantago lanceolata; Plantago ovata; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ISPAGULA;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENZYME ALLERGOSORBENT TEST; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO OVATA; PLANTAGO OVATA LANCEOLATA; POLLEN; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; SENSITIZATION; SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; CROSS REACTIONS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LAXATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PLANTAGO; POLLEN; PREVALENCE; PSYLLIUM; SKIN TESTS; SPAIN;

EID: 45749158013     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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