Influence of total and specific IgE, serum tryptase, and age on severity of allergic reactions to Hymenoptera stings

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-228

  Blum, S ^a   Gunzinger, A ^a   Muller U R ^b   Helbling, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Spital Netz Bern   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

age; atopy; Hymenoptera venom allergy; serum tryptase; total IgE

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; TRYPTASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HONEYBEE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSECT ALLERGY; INSECT STING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; WASP;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; HYMENOPTERA; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; RISK FACTORS; TRYPTASES;

EID: 78651065113     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02470.x     Document Type: Article

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