Ovalbumin-specific IgE/total IgE ratio improves the prediction of tolerance development in egg-allergic children aged ≥5 years

Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2015 Sep;26(6):580-3. doi: 10.1111/pai.12417. Epub 2015 Jul 1.

Authors

M Vazquez-Ortiz¹, A Machinena-Spera², M T Giner², M Alvaro², M Piquer², O Dominguez², J Lozano², R Jimenez-Feijoo², A M Plaza²

Affiliations

¹ Paediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology Section, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. marta.vazquez.ortiz@gmail.com.
² Paediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology Section, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 26053200
DOI: 10.1111/pai.12417

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Age Factors
Area Under Curve
Biomarkers / blood
Child
Child, Preschool
Egg Hypersensitivity / blood
Egg Hypersensitivity / diagnosis
Egg Hypersensitivity / immunology*
Female
Humans
Immune Tolerance*
Immunoglobulin E / blood*
Male
Ovalbumin / immunology*
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective Studies
ROC Curve
Serologic Tests*

Substances

Biomarkers
Immunoglobulin E
Ovalbumin