Comparison of the skin-prick test and phadia immunoCAP as tools to diagnose house-dust mite allergy

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-229

  Jung, Yong Gi ^a   Cho, Hyun Jin ^b   Park, Ga Young ^b   Min, Jin Young ^b   Kim, Hyo Yeol ^b   Dhong, Hun Jong ^b   Chung, Seung Kyu ^b   Kim, Seon Woo ^c  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Allergy diagnosis; Dermatophagoides farinae; Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; IgE; In vitro testing; Old age; Skin test

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHIL; ETHICS; GROUPS BY AGE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRICK TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PYROGLYPHIDAE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 77953635267     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2010.24.3459     Document Type: Article

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