Evaluation of flu vaccines with regard to their egg protein content

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 642-643

  Goldis, Marina E ^a   Bardina, Ludmilla ^a   Gimenez, Gustavo ^a   Lin, Jing ^a   Sampson, Hugh A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG PROTEIN; INFLUENZA VACCINE; OVALBUMIN;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG SAFETY; EGG ALLERGY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEST;

EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; OVALBUMIN;

EID: 80052887416     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2011.01158.x     Document Type: Letter

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