Evaluation of serum specific IgE for the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis with multi-allergens

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 2836-2841

  Liu, Cheng Yao ^a   Yuan, Zhang ^b,c   Han, De Min ^a   Zhang, Luo ^b,c  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c Beijing Municipal Health Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Diagnosis; Skin prick test; Specific immunoglobulin E; UniCAP

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; RAGWEED ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALTERNARIA; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; CHINESE; CURVULARIA LUNATA; DANDELION; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMULUS; LOCUST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASAL PRURITUS; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PENICILLIUM NOTATUM; PINE; POACEAE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRICK TEST; RHINORRHEA; SNEEZING; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHILD; EVALUATION; HAY FEVER; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 79952276883     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2010.20.017     Document Type: Article

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