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- Title
The predictive value of the skin prick test weal size for the outcome of oral food challenges.
- Authors
Verstege, A; Mehl, A; Rolinck-Werninghaus, C; Staden, U; Nocon, M; Beyer, K; Niggemann, B
- Abstract
The skin prick test (SPT) is regarded as an important diagnostic measure in the diagnostic work-up of food allergy. Objective To evaluate the diagnostic capacity of the SPT in predicting the outcome of oral food challenges, and to determine decision points for the weal size and the skin index (SI) that could render double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenges unnecessary.
- Publication
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2005, Vol 35, Issue 9, p1220
- ISSN
0954-7894
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2222.2005.2324.x