Basophil activation test compared to skin prick test and fluorescence enzyme immunoassay for aeroallergen-specific Immunoglobulin-E

Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Khan, Faisal M ^a,c   Ueno Yamanouchi, Aito ^b   Serushago, Bazir ^b   Bowen, Tom ^b   Lyon, Andrew W ^a,c   Lu, Cathy ^b   Storek, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c CALGARY LABORATORY SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aeroallergen; Allergic disease; Basophil activation test; Fluorescence enzyme immunoassay; Immunoglobulin e; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

AEROALLERGEN; ALLERGEN; FLUOROCHROME; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BASOPHIL ACTIVATION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FLUOROCHROME STAINING; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRICK TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84862132123     PISSN: 17101484     EISSN: 17101492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1710-1492-8-1     Document Type: Article

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