The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 116, Issue 6 , Pages 1321-1326 , December 2005

A pilot study of the usefulness and safety of a ready-to-use atopy patch test (Diallertest) versus a comparator (Finn Chamber) during cow's milk allergy in children

  • Nicolas Kalach, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics-Neonatology, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, Cochin-Saint Vincent de Paul Hospital, Paris
    • Clinic of Pediatrics Saint Antoine, Saint Vincent de Paul Hospital, Catholic University de Lille, Boulevard de Belfort, Lille
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Nicolas Kalach, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics-Neonatology, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, Cochin-Saint Vincent de Paul Hospital, 82 Avenue Denfert Rochereau, 75674 Paris Cedex 14, France.
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  • Pascale Soulaines, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics-Neonatology, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, Cochin-Saint Vincent de Paul Hospital, Paris
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  • Delphine de Boissieu, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics-Neonatology, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, Cochin-Saint Vincent de Paul Hospital, Paris
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  • Christophe Dupont, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics-Neonatology, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, Cochin-Saint Vincent de Paul Hospital, Paris
    • Université Paris V—René Descartes, Paris

Received 15 April 2005 ,Revised 31 July 2005 ,Accepted 8 August 2005.

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 Supported by a grant from the pharmaceutical firm DBV-Technologies (Boulogne-Billancourt, France).

PII: S0091-6749(05)01919-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.08.033

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 116, Issue 6 , Pages 1321-1326 , December 2005

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