Skin prick tests are not useful for the qualification for venom immunotherapy in children

Skin prick tests are not useful for the qualification for venom immunotherapy in children

Background: The basis for qualification for venom immunotherapy (VIT) is the fulfilment of both the clinical and immunological criteria. Diagnostic tests that confirm the immunological criterion of an IgE-mediated sensitization include skin prick tests (SPT), intradermal tests (IDT), and serum speci...

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Main Authors: Ewa Cichocka-Jarosz, MD, PhD, Piotr Brzyski, PhD, Urszula Jedynak-Wąsowicz, MD, PhD, Nina Mól, MD, PhD, Barbara Klasa, MD, Zofia Mazurek-Durlak, MD, Grzegorz Lis, MD, PhD, Anna Nowak-Węgrzyn, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:World Allergy Organization Journal
Subjects:
Insect venom allergy
Skin prick test
Intradermal test
Specific IgE
Venom immunotherapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1939455123000352

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