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The difference between blood tests and skin tests for allergies

Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO Key Takeaways Skin tests for allergies include skin prick testing, intradermal ...
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How Reliable Is Intradermal Testing in Macrolide Allergy?

In children evaluated for a possible macrolide allergy, intradermal testing with a suspected culprit drug at 0.05 mg/mL showed high specificity (92.7%) but limited sensitivity. To confirm an allergy ...
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ACAAI: Intradermal Testing No Help for Cat Allergies

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Allergy Testing

We provide several options for allergy testing at our Texas clinic. These include skin testing (prick and intradermal tests) and blood testing. While bloods tests work well, we generally recommend ...
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Pharmacist-Managed Service Providing Penicillin Allergy Skin Tests

The pharmacy department asked a board-certified allergist if he would train selected pharmacists in using the penicillin skin test and serve as the program's medical director. He agreed to do so and ...
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Q&A: Testing for polyethylene glycol in drug allergies remains challenging

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Skin prick and intradermal testing do not truly confirm polyethylene glycol allergy. Patients may experience ...
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Patients with hypersensitivity to iodinated contrast media exhibit broad cross-reactivity

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Eleven patients reported 22 reactions during intradermal testing. Nine of 11 patients displayed cross-reactivity ...
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Prediction of Residual Immunity to Smallpox, by Means of an Intradermal Skin Test with Inactivated Vaccinia Virus

Background. Intradermal skin testing with inactivated vaccinia virus was evaluated for its prediction of residual immunity to smallpox. Methods. An intradermal skin test was performed with ...
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Expanded Experience With an Intradermal Skin Test to Predict for the Presence or Absence of Carboplatin Hypersensitivity

Itraconazole Prevents Invasive Fungal Infections in Neutropenic Patients Treated for Hematologic Malignancies: Evidence From a Meta-Analysis of 3,597 Patients Purpose: Carboplatin-associated ...
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Spring allergy relief: When to visit an ENT allergist

As flowers bloom and temperatures climb, spring brings in allergy season for many. When sneezing, itchy eyes or sinus pressure strikes, knowing whether to see a general allergist or an ENT (ear, nose ...
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Assessment of the sensitivity of the gamma-interferon test and the single intradermal comparative cervical test for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis under field conditions

In some French départements, the eradication of bovine tuberculosis is incomplete and usual skin tests [single intradermal tuberculin test (SIT) and single intradermal comparative cervical test (SICCT ...