Toward a standardized reading of the atopy patch test in children with suspected cow's milk allergy-related gastrointestinal symptoms

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1499-1500

  Berni Canani, R ^a   Buongiovanni, A ^b   Nocerino, R ^b   Cosenza, L ^b   Troncone, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

diagnostic accuracy of atopy patch test; eosinophilic esophagitis; food allergy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ATOPY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK ALLERGY; NOTE; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VOMITING;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MILK; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; PATCH TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 80053985761     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2011.02674.x     Document Type: Note

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