Diagnosis of food allergy: Epicutaneous skin tests, in vitro tests, and oral food challenge

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-64

  Lieberman, Jay A ^a   Sicherer, Scott H ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atopy patch test; Basophil activation test; Component resolved diagnostics; Food allergy; Food specific IgE; Oral food challenge; Skin prick testing

Indexed keywords

CD63 ANTIGEN; FOOD SPECIFIC IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGY TEST; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL ACTIVATION TEST; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DOUBLE BLIND PLACEBO CONTROLLED FOOD CHALLENGE TEST; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD ANALYSIS; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IN VITRO STUDY; ORAL FOOD CHALLENGE TEST; PATCH TEST; PEANUT ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALLERGENS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROTEIN ARRAY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 79551573074     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-010-0149-4     Document Type: Article

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