Concordance of lateral flow and skin prick tests in the assessment of allergen sensitisation in the epidemiological field in children

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 378-383

  Sanchez Bahillo, Maria ^a,c   Garcia Marcos, Luis ^b,c,d   Martinez Torres, Antonia Elena ^c   Perez Fernandez, Virginia ^b   Sanchez Solis, Manuel ^b,c  

^a Murcia Region (FFIS)   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c Arrixaca University Children's Hospital   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atopy; Children; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; ImmunoCAP Rapid; Lateral flow test; Sensitisation; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ATOPY; BIRCH; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; HUMAN; LATERAL FLOW TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OLIVE; PARIETARIA; PELLITORY; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; URTICARIA;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; BETULA; CATS; CHILD; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; OLEA; PHLEUM; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN TESTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77449095208     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000288291     Document Type: Article

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