Influence of total serum IgE levels on the in vitro detection of β-lactams-specific IgE antibodies

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 838-844

  Vultaggio, A ^a   Matucci, A ^a   Virgili, G ^b   Rossi, O ^a   Fili L ^c   Parronchi, P ^a,c   Romagnani, S ^a,c   Maggi, E ^a,c  

^a Immunoallergology Unit   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

lactam allergy; Drug reactions; In vitro tests; Total serum IgE antibodies

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ANTIBODIES; BETA-LACTAMS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149128460     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2009.03219.x     Document Type: Article

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