Diagnostic value of hazelnut allergy tests including rCor a 1 spiking in double-blind challenged children

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 521-527

  Masthoff, L J ^a   Pasmans, S G ^a,b   Van Hoffen, E ^a   Knol, M J ^a   Bruijnzeel Koomen, C A ^a   Flinterman, A E ^a   Kentie, P ^a,b   Knulst, A C ^a   Meijer, Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

food allergy; IgE; in vitro tests; pediatrics.

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; RECOMBINANT COR A 1; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HAZELNUT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NUT ALLERGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SCHOOL CHILD;

AREA UNDER CURVE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORYLUS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; NUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; PLANT PROTEINS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84858333322     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2011.02766.x     Document Type: Article

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