Dynamics of plasma levels of specific IgE in chlorhexidine allergic patients with and without accidental re-exposure

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1090-1098

  Opstrup, M S ^a   Poulsen, L K ^a   Malling, H J ^a   Jensen, B M ^a   Garvey, L H ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; chlorhexidine allergy; specific IgE

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84979498104     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cea.12743     Document Type: Article

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