Overview of serological-specific IgE antibody testing in children

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 447-453

  Cox, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen specific IgE; Allergy test; Component resolved diagnostics; Molecular diagnostics; Percutaneous skin test; Serum IgE

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

AGE; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGY TEST; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; LABORATORY TEST; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; NOSE PROVOCATION TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; CHILD; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 81155149624     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: 15346315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-011-0226-3     Document Type: Review

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