Debates in allergy medicine: Molecular allergy diagnosis with ISAC will replace screenings by skin prick test in the future
Abstract In today’s clinical practice patients’ skin is used as screening organ for diagnosing type 1 allergy. According to European guidelines skin prick testing with a panel of 18 allergen extracts is recommended, in the US between 10 to 50 allergens are used. The specificity and sensitivity of sk...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-09-01
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| Series: | World Allergy Organization Journal |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40413-017-0162-3 |