Anaphylactic reaction to probiotics: Cow's milk and hen's egg allergens in probiotic compounds

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 778-784

  Martín Muñoz, María Flora ^a   Fortuni, Monserrat ^b   Caminoa, Magdalena ^a   Belver, Teresa ^a   Quirce, Santiago ^a   Caballero, Teresa ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ IDIPAZ   (Spain)

^b Institute of Public Health in Madrid   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Cow's milk proteins; Food allergy; Hen's egg proteins; Hidden allergens; Probiotics.

Indexed keywords

ACIDOPHILUS ULTRA; BACIL; BACTOLIFE; BIFISIETE; CASENFILUS; EGG PROTEIN; FOOD ALLERGEN; FRUCTOBIFIDUS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INULAC; LACTEOL CAPSULAS; LACTEOL POLVO; LACTIC ACID; LACTOFILUS; LACTOSE; MILK PROTEIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; REALBIOTIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; EGG ALLERGY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; MILK ALLERGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPAIN;

ALLERGENS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHILD; EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EGG PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MILK; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; MILK PROTEINS; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 84870538658     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2012.01338.x     Document Type: Article

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