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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"skin prick test"”.
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Microvascular inflammatory response in the skin
… the microvascular inflammatory response in the skin. The microvascular response includes vasodilatation and plasma exudation. In the first three studies, the combined response was measured in guinea pig skin with a technique based on detection of radiolabelled protein. Transferrin was labelled …
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Cut-off values and thresholds of allergic reaction during oral food challenge: a retrospective study
… data on the OFC threshold and the efficiency of tests used for FA diagnosis in the South African population are lacking. Methods: A retrospective analysis of all the OFCs carried out at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, University of Cape Town, from 2015 to 2023 was performed. Data …
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The Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Newly Sensitization to Inhalant Allergens in Toluene Diisocyanate-induced Asthmatic Patients
… not-sensitized group, according to the result of skin-prick test and serum specific IgE antibodies to common inhalant allergens monitored every year. The clinical features, drug requirements for systemic steroids, frequency of admission and degree of airway hyper-responsiveness were compared …
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Soluble C-Kit Receptor Level May Be a Serological Marker for Predicting the Extent of Upper and Lower Airway Inflammation
… showed positive responses to house dust mites on skin prick test. The concentrations of sc-kit and SCF in of the study subjects were measured by ELISA (R&D systems; Minneapolis, USA). ECP level was measured using CAP system(Pharmacia-Upjohn, Uppsala,Sweden). RESULTS: There were significant …
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Farming activities and respiratory health in school age children
… included measurements of height, weight, skin prick test for atopy and lung function (FEV1, FVC, FEV 25-75, FEV1/FVC ratio).There were 553 subjects with questionnaire data for a response rate of 86.9%. Of those subjects participating in the study, lung function was available for 532 …
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Allergen wheal area during early childhood predicts allergic rhinitis phenotypes at age four
… four.</p><p>Two specific aims were completed to test this hypothesis. The first specific aim of this study was to determine the size of the skin prick test (SPT) wheal area from 15 individual aeroallergens during early childhood (age one through three) and its association with AR at age four. The …
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Η αναπνευστική λειτουργία εργαζομένων σε αρτοποιεία και η ευαισθητοποίηση αυτών στο αλεύρι
… την χρήση της δερματικής δοκιμασίας δια νυγμού (skin prick test) και της ανοσολογικής ευαισθητοποίησης στα κοινά αλλεργιογόνα (γύρη λουλουδιών, ακάρεα σκόνης και επιθήλια γάτας και σκύλου) (ατοπία) Οι εργαζόμενοι που απασχολούνται αποκλειστικά με την παραγωγή του άρτου εμφανίζουν σε ποσοστό …
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The influence of socio-economic status on the prevalence of food sensitisation and food allergy in children 12 to 36 months in urban Cape Town, South Africa
… sensitisation, self-reported respiratory and skin allergy and challenge proven food allergy data from children across the urban Cape Town Metropole. Associations between the SES variables and sensitisation/allergy were assessed using the Z-test for proportions and Chi-square/Fisher's exact. …
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Maternal Immune Markers In Serum During Late Gestation and In Breast Milk and the Risk of Asthma-Like Symptoms At Ages 6 and 12 Months: A Longitudinal Study
… to participate in a clinical exam including a skin prick test to measure allergic sensitization (atopy) against 6 allergens (cat dander, milk, egg, peanut, mix of Dermatophagoides farina and pteroniyssimus, and Alternaria). These data were analyzed using log-binomial models. </p> <p>Results: Of …