Diagnostic tests for food allergy

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-9

  Gerez, I F A ^a   Shek, L P C ^b   Chng, H H ^c   Lee, B W ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

ALCAT test; Cytotoxic food testing; Food allergy; Food specific igg test; In vitro specific IgE test; Kinesiology and electrodermal testing; Oral food challenge; Skin prick test; Sublingual intradermal provocation tests; Unproven allergy tests

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEUKOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KINESIOLOGY; LABORATORY TEST; PATCH TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROVOCATION TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SKIN TEST; STANDARDIZATION;

FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTRADERMAL TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77950411505     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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