Rapid immunochromatographic measurement of specific tear immunoglobulin e in moderate to severe cases of allergic conjunctivitis with immfast check J1 in the Spring

Cornea

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 524-527

  Mimura, Tatsuya ^a,b   Usui, Tomohiko ^b   Mori, Mikiro ^a   Funatsu, Hideharu ^c   Noma, Hidetaka ^c   Amano, Shiro ^b  

^a TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Tokyo Women s Medical University   (Japan)

Author keywords

allergic conjunctivitis; Immfast Check; immunochromatography; specific IgE; tear

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MALE; POLLEN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955062601     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181f23932     Document Type: Article

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