Clinical routine utility of Basophil activation testing for diagnosis of hymenoptera-allergic patients with emphasis on individuals with negative venom-specific IgE antibodies

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 363-368

  Korošec, Peter ^a   Šilar, Mira ^a   Eržen, Renato ^a   Čelesnik, Nina ^a   Bajrović, Nissera ^a   Zidarn, Mihaela ^a   Košnik, Mitja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF RESPIRATORY AND ALLERGIC DISEASES   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Basophil activation test; Diagnostic tests; Hymenoptera venom allergy

Indexed keywords

HYMENOPTERA VENOM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; BASOPHIL ACTIVATION TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYMENOPTERA ALLERGY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEST; VENOM IMMUNOTHERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877859287     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000348500     Document Type: Article

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