Skin testing versus serum-specific IgE testing: Which is better for diagnosing aeroallergen sensitization and predicting clinical allergy? Topical collection on allergens

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  De Vos, Gabriele ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeroallergens; Allergic sensitization; Bronchial provocation test; Clinical allergy; Comparison of methods; Intradermal testing; Nasal challenge; Serum allergy testing; Serum specific IgE; Skin allergy testing; Skin prick testing; Total serum IgE

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; REVIEW;

ALLERGENS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84898788054     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: 15346315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-014-0430-z     Document Type: Article

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