Analysis of available diagnostic tests for latex sensitization in an at-risk population

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 94-97

  Accetta Pedersen, Deborah J ^a   Klancnik, Meribeth ^a   Elms, Nancy ^a   Wang, Mei Lin ^b   Hoffmann, Raymond G ^a   Kurup, Viswanath P ^a   Kelly, Kevin J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX;

ALLERGY; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CAP ASSAY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SKIN TEST;

ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MASS SCREENING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SKIN TESTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84856449848     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2011.11.009     Document Type: Article

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