Open AccessSpecific IgE for foods in a Romanian adult population
Author(s) -
Deleanu Diana,
Bujor Adriana,
Pastor Corina
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-1-s1-p30
Subject(s) - medicine , food science , immunoglobulin e , population , allergy , egg white , asthma , food allergy , orange (colour) , immunology , biology , antibody , environmental health
Material and Methods Specific IgE for 20 common foods in 432 Romanian adults were evaluatted by MAST in sera. The patients were submited to our allergy department for urticaria (278 pts) and respiratory allergy (rhinits and/or asthma) (154 pts). We evaluated the presence of specific IgE to 20 foods. The foods evaluated were: hazelnuts, peanuts, walnuts, almonds, cow’s milk protein (casein and lactoglobulin), egg (white and yolk), celery, carrots, tomatoes, potatoes, cod, crab, orange, apple, wheat four, rye meal, sesame seeds, soya bean.