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A comparison of skin prick tests, intradermal skin tests, and specific IgE in the diagnosis of mouse allergyHemant P Sharma
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 121:933-9. 2008..However, it is unknown whether a positive skin test response or m-IgE result accurately identifies those with clinically relevant mouse sensitization...- Higher serum folate levels are associated with a lower risk of atopy and wheezeElizabeth C Matsui
Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 123:1253-9.e2. 2009..Folic acid is known to be associated with inflammatory diseases, but the relationship between folic acid and allergic diseases is unclear... - Allergen-specific IgE as a biomarker of exposure plus sensitization in inner-city adolescents with asthmaE C Matsui
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Allergy 65:1414-22. 2010..Relationships among allergen-specific IgE levels, allergen exposure and asthma severity are poorly understood since sensitization has previously been evaluated as a dichotomous, rather than continuous characteristic... - Role of mouse allergens in allergic diseaseElizabeth C Matsui
Division of Pediatric Allergy Immunology, The Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 9:370-5. 2009..Integrated pest management is efficacious in reducing mouse allergen levels and is recommended for sensitized patients with asthma. However, its impact on clinical outcomes has not yet been proven... - Mouse allergen-specific immunoglobulin G4 and risk of mouse skin test sensitivityE C Matsui
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Clin Exp Allergy 36:1097-103. 2006..High serum levels of cat-specific IgG and IgG4 are associated with protection against allergic sensitization to cat, but whether this association applies to other animal allergens remains unclear... - Parent report of pests and pets and indoor allergen levels in inner-city homesJean Curtin-Brosnan
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 101:517-23. 2008..Parent report of indoor allergen exposure is a potentially convenient and inexpensive surrogate measure of exposure, although validity of parent report to estimate indoor allergen levels is not well established... - Asthma in the inner city and the indoor environmentElizabeth C Matsui
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 28:665-86, x. 2008..This article reviews the growing body of evidence that certain indoor environmental exposures contribute to the burden of asthma in the inner city... - Common household activities are associated with elevated particulate matter concentrations in bedrooms of inner-city Baltimore pre-school childrenMeredith C McCormack
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, 5th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
Environ Res 106:148-55. 2008..Further investigation of the health effects of indoor PM exposure is warranted, as are studies to evaluate the efficacy of PM reduction strategies on asthma health of inner-city children... - Cockroach allergen exposure and sensitization in suburban middle-class children with asthmaElizabeth C Matsui
Department of Pediatrics, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 112:87-92. 2003..Moreover, the data suggest that low-level cockroach exposure is a risk factor for cockroach sensitization... - A longitudinal study of indoor nitrogen dioxide levels and respiratory symptoms in inner-city children with asthmaNadia N Hansel
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Environ Health Perspect 116:1428-32. 2008..The effect of indoor nitrogen dioxide concentrations on asthma morbidity among inner-city preschool children is uncertain... - Mouse allergen exposure and mouse skin test sensitivity in suburban, middle-class children with asthmaElizabeth C Matsui
Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Hospital, CMSC 1102, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 113:910-5. 2004..Exposure to mouse allergen is prevalent in inner-city homes and is associated with an increased risk of mouse skin test sensitivity in inner-city children with asthma... - Environmental issues in managing asthmaGregory B Diette
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1830 E Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Respir Care 53:602-15; discussion 616-7. 2008.... - Mouse allergen exposure and immunologic responses: IgE-mediated mouse sensitization and mouse specific IgG and IgG4 levelsElizabeth C Matsui
Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 93:171-8. 2004..Although there is evidence that contact with mice is associated with IgE-mediated mouse sensitization and mouse specific antibody responses, the exposure-response relationships remain unclear... - Home indoor pollutant exposures among inner-city children with and without asthmaGregory B Diette
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Environ Health Perspect 115:1665-9. 2007..To look for systematic differences in early life domestic exposures between inner-city preschool children with and without asthma, we performed a study of home indoor air pollutants and allergens... - Airborne mouse allergen in the homes of inner-city children with asthmaElizabeth C Matsui
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 115:358-63. 2005..Airborne mouse allergen has not previously been measured in inner-city homes, and its relationship to settled dust mouse allergen levels is unknown... - Mouse allergen-specific antibody responses in inner-city children with asthmaElizabeth C Matsui
Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 119:910-5. 2007..Although mouse allergen exposure is common in inner-city homes, little is known about the relationships between exposure and humoral immune responses to mouse allergen in this population... - Household mouse allergen exposure and asthma morbidity in inner-city preschool childrenElizabeth C Matsui
Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 97:514-20. 2006..Inner-city children experience disproportionate asthma morbidity, and suspected reasons include indoor environmental exposures... - Predictors of airborne endotoxin concentrations in inner city homesD Mazique
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Environ Res 111:614-7. 2011..Measurements of both airborne and settled dust endotoxin concentrations may be needed to fully characterize domestic exposure in epidemiologic investigations... - Mouse allergen-specific immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulin G4 and allergic symptoms in immunoglobulin E-sensitized laboratory animal workersE C Matsui
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Clin Exp Allergy 35:1347-53. 2005..High levels of allergen-specific IgG have been associated with clinical efficacy in immunotherapy studies, but whether this antibody isotype is associated with clinical tolerance in the setting of environmental exposure remains unclear... - Does current asthma control predict future health care use among black preschool-aged inner-city children?Hemant P Sharma
Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Pediatrics 120:e1174-81. 2007..We investigated whether current asthma control predicts future asthma-related health care use among inner-city preschool-aged children with asthma... - In-home particle concentrations and childhood asthma morbidityMeredith C McCormack
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Environ Health Perspect 117:294-8. 2009..Although outdoor particulate matter (PM) has been linked to mortality and asthma morbidity, the impact of indoor PM on asthma has not been well established... - Indoor air pollution and asthma in childrenPatrick N Breysse
Department of Environmental Heath Sciences, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Proc Am Thorac Soc 7:102-6. 2010..More research documenting effectiveness of interventions to reduce those exposures and improve asthma outcomes is needed... - Potential mechanisms for the association between fall birth and food allergyC A Keet
Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Allergy 67:775-82. 2012..Season of birth has been reported as a risk factor for food allergy, but the mechanisms by which it acts are unknown... - The natural history of wheat allergyCorinne A Keet
Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21227, USA
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 102:410-5. 2009..Wheat allergy is 1 of the most common food allergies in children, yet few data are available regarding its natural history... - The relationship of allergen-specific IgE levels and oral food challenge outcomeTamara T Perry
Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 114:144-9. 2004.... - A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of milk oral immunotherapy for cow's milk allergyJustin M Skripak
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 122:1154-60. 2008..Orally administered, food-specific immunotherapy appears effective in desensitizing and potentially permanently tolerizing allergic individuals... - The natural history of IgE-mediated cow's milk allergyJustin M Skripak
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 120:1172-7. 2007..Most studies have shown the prognosis of developing tolerance to cow's milk to be good, with most outgrowing their allergy by age 3 years... - The natural history of soy allergyJessica H Savage
Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 125:683-6. 2010..4% of children. It is generally thought that the majority of children with soy allergy develop tolerance in early childhood; however, this has not been examined in a large cohort with soy allergy... - The natural history of tree nut allergyDavid M Fleischer
Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 116:1087-93. 2005..Although ideal cutoffs for challenge cannot be firmly recommended on the basis of these data, patients aged 4 years or older with all TN-IgE levels of 5 kU(A)/L or less should be considered for challenge... - Risk of oral food challengesTamara T Perry
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 114:1164-8. 2004..Given the benefits that result from a negative challenge, these risks are reasonable when challenges are performed under the guidance of an experienced practitioner in a properly equipped setting... - The natural history of egg allergyJessica H Savage
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 120:1413-7. 2007..Egg allergy is very common, affecting 1% to 2% of children. It is generally thought that the majority of children with egg allergy develop tolerance in early childhood; however, this has not been examined in a large cohort with egg allergy...