A multi-allergen standard for the calibration of immunoassays: CREATE principles applied to eight purified allergens

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 235-241

  Filep, S ^a   Tsay, A ^a   Vailes, L ^a   Gadermaier, G ^b   Ferreira, F ^b   Matsui, E ^c   King, E M ^a   Chapman, M D ^a  

^a INDOOR Biotechnologies Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

allergen exposure; allergen standardization; allergy vaccines; asthma; immunoassays

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ACCURACY; ALLERGY; ALLERGY TEST; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION;

ALLERGENS; CALIBRATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 84855772911     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2011.02750.x     Document Type: Article

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