Sensitivity and specificity of prick skin test with two concentrations of standardized extract of Culex quinquefasciatus in allergic children

BACKGROUND: Diagnostic options for immune reactions to mosquito bites are limited. In Cuba, IgE-mediated reactions are frequently related to Culex quinquefasciatus bite. OBJECTIVE: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of skin prick test with two doses of standardized extract in nitrogen prot...

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Main Authors: Raúl Lázaro Castro-Almarales, Mirta Álvarez-Castelló, Mercedes Ronquillo-Díaz, José S Rodríguez-Canosa, Mayda González-León, Bárbara I Navarro-Viltre, Daniel Betancourt-Mesia, Irene Enríquez-Domínguez, Mary Carmen Reyes-Zamora, Yunia Oliva-Díaz, Mayteé Mateo-Morejón, Alexis Labrada-Rosado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colegio Mexicano de Inmunología Clínica y Alergia, A.C. 2016-03-01
Series:Revista Alergia México
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Online Access:http://revistaalergia.mx/ojs/index.php/ram/article/view/114