Accuracy of a point-of-care testing device in children with suspected respiratory allergy

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Sarratud, Teresita ^a   Donnanno, Simona ^b   Terracciano, Luigi ^a   Trimarco, Gemma ^b   Martelli, Alberto ^a   Petersson, Carl Johan ^c   Borres, Magnus P ^c,d   Fiocchi, Alessandro ^a   Cavagni, Giovanni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Allergy; Asthma; Diagnosis; IgE; ImmunoCAP; Pediatrics; Point of care testing; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BIRCH; CAT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOG; ECZEMA; EGG; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; OLIVE; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RHINITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77950803140     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2010.31.3323     Document Type: Article

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