Concentrations and stability of methyl methacrylate, glutaraldehyde, formaldehyde and nickel sulfate in commercial patch test allergen preparations

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 309-315

  Siegel, Paul D ^a   Fowler, Joseph F ^b   Law, Brandon F ^a   Warshaw, Erin M ^c   Taylor, James S ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

concentration and stability; formaldehyde; glutaraldehyde; methyl methacrylate; nickel sulfate; patch test allergens

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; NICKEL SULFATE; REAGENT; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; MEASUREMENT; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; SYRINGE; CHEMISTRY; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DIAGNOSTIC USE; DRUG STABILITY; HUMAN; PROCEDURES;

ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DRUG STABILITY; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARAL; HUMANS; METHYLMETHACRYLATE; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 84921424707     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12169     Document Type: Article

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