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Hypersensitivity skin testing

Known as: Test, Skin, immunologic skin test, hypersensitivity skin test 
A preparation of an antigenic component of an infectious agent that is administered to a patient in order to determine whether previous exposure to… Expand
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Administration, CutaneousAllergy testingIn vivo test of hypersensitivitySkin
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Immunologic TestsImmunology procedure

Narrower (7)

Intradermal TestsPassive Cutaneous AnaphylaxisPatch TestsSkin prick test
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Review
2013
Review
2013
Skin test concentrations for systemically administered drugs – an ENDA/EAACI Drug Allergy Interest Group position paper
Skin tests are of paramount importance for the evaluation of drug hypersensitivity reactions. Drug skin tests are often not… Expand
Review
2008
Review
2008
Systematic Review: T-Cellbased Assays for the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: An Update
Context Tuberculin skin tests (TSTs) and new interferon-release assays (IGRAs) are alternative tests for detecting latent… Expand
Review
2007
Review
2007
Meta-analysis: New Tests for the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Areas of Uncertainty and Recommendations for Research
Context Do new ex vivo interferon- release assays (IGRAs) detect latent tuberculosis (TB) more accurately than tuberculin skin… Expand
Review
2003
Review
2003
Delayed Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions
  • W. Pichler
  • Annals of Internal Medicine
  • 2003
    • Corpus ID: 5722186
Drug-induced adverse reactions are a major health problem (1-3). Most adverse effects, so-called type A reactions, are due to the… Expand
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
General considerations for skin test procedures in the diagnosis of drug hypersensitivity
K. Brockow, A. Romano, M. Blanca, J. Ring, W. Pichler, P. Demoly Klinik und Poliklinik fur Dermatologie und Allergologie… Expand
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Position Paper: Allergen standardization and skin tests
During the annual meeting in Glasgow, July 1990, the Executive Committee of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical… Expand
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Exposure to house-dust mite allergen (Der p I) and the development of asthma in childhood. A prospective study.
BACKGROUND AND METHODS Children with asthma commonly have positive skin tests for inhaled allergens, and in the United Kingdom… Expand
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Association of asthma with serum IgE levels and skin-test reactivity to allergens.
We investigated the association of self-reported asthma or allergic rhinitis with serum IgE levels and skin-test reactivity to… Expand
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
A prospective study of the risk of tuberculosis among intravenous drug users with human immunodeficiency virus infection.
To determine the risk of active tuberculosis associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, we prospectively… Expand
Review
1977
Review
1977
Bronchial reactivity to inhaled histamine: a method and clinical survey
An easy and safe dose‐response histamine‐inhalation test is described, to measure the level of non‐specific bronchial reactivity. 
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