Asymptomatic sensitization to hymenoptera venom is related to total immunoglobulin E levels

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 261-264

  Sturm, Gunter J ^a   Schuster, Christian ^a   Kranzelbinder, Bettina ^a   Wiednig, Michaela ^a   Groselj Strele, Andrea ^a   Aberer, Werner ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bee venom; Hymenoptera venom allergy; Specific immunoglobulin E; Total immunoglobulin E; Wasp venom

Indexed keywords

BEE VENOM; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYMENOPTERA VENOM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; INSECT VENOM; WASP VENOM;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT STING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPESEED; SENSITIZATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTHROPOD VENOMS; BEE VENOMS; BRASSICA RAPA; CROSS REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYMENOPTERA; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WASP VENOMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53449089846     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000161586     Document Type: Article

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