The ImmunoCAP® rapid Wheeze/Rhinitis child test is useful in the initial allergy diagnosis of children with respiratory symptoms

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 772-779

  Eigenmann, Philippe A ^a   Kuenzli, Markus ^b   D'Apuzzo, Vincenzo ^b   Kehrt, Rainer ^b   Joerg, Walter ^b   Reinhardt, Michael ^b   Rudengren, Magnus ^c   Borres, Magnus P ^c,d   Lauener, Roger P ^e  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b Phadia Medical Department ^*

^c Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Child; Diagnostic tests; IgE; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; WHEEZING; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; BLOOD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 71449114463     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2009.00866.x     Document Type: Article

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