The predictive value of skin prick testing for challenge-proven food allergy: A systematic review

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 347-352

  Peters, Rachel L ^a   Gurrin, Lyle C ^a,b   Allen, Katrina J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Egg; Food; Food allergy; Hypersensitivity; Oral food challenge; Peanut; Predictive value of tests; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGE; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ECZEMA; EGG ALLERGY; GOLD STANDARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PEANUT ALLERGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RHINITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSITIZATION; SKIN PRICK TEST; SKIN TEST; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URTICARIA; VOMITING;

ALLERGENS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84861312162     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2011.01237.x     Document Type: Article

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