Diagnosing Environmental Allergies: Comparison of Skin-Prick, Intradermal, and Serum Specific Immunoglobulin E Testing

Background Allergists commonly perform intradermal skin testing (IDST) after negative skin-prick testing (SPT) to comprehensively diagnose environmental allergic sensitization. However, with the availability of modern methods to detect serum-specific immunoglobulin E (ssIgE), it is unclear if ssIgE...

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Main Authors: Denisa Ferastraoaru M.D., Maria Shtessel M.D., Elizabeth Lobell, Golda Hudes M.D.,Ph.D., David Rosenstreich M.D., Gabriele de Vos M.D., M.Sc.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-06-01
Series:Allergy & Rhinology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2500/ar.2017.8.0194