Carbohydrate epitopes as a cause of cross-reactivity in patients allergic to Hymenoptera venom

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 121, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 349-352

  Eržen, Renato ^a   Korošec, Peter ^a   Šilar, Mira ^a   Mušič, Ema ^a   Košnik, Mitja ^a  

^a Hospital Golnik   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate epitopes; Double positivity; Hymenoptera venom allergy

Indexed keywords

BEE VENOM; CARBOHYDRATE; CROSS REACTING ANTIGEN; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; MUXF3 ALLERGEN; POLLEN ANTIGEN; RAPESEED ALLERGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WASP VENOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSECT ALLERGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RAPESEED; SENSITIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BEE VENOMS; BITES AND STINGS; CARBOHYDRATES; CROSS REACTIONS; EPITOPES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE; HYMENOPTERA; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; WASP VENOMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69549129597     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-009-1171-1     Document Type: Article

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