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How to do skin testing for tetracycline allergy?

Sensitization to outdoor aeroallergens present in 9.5% of children aged 0 to 2 years, 18% of children aged 2-4

When do allergy skin test extracts have to be replaced?

Systemic reactions from allergy skin testing: 0.4% for skin prick testing, 3.2% for intradermal

Skin Prick Testing with Aeroallergen Extracts: What Is the Optimal Panel for Children and Adolescents?

Current allergy skin tests are virtually painless (video)

Needles/lancets are tools of choice for skin prick testing - according to a study comparing 5 techniques in Europe

What molds to select for skin prick testing?

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Strongly suspected allergy to cashew but a negative skin test to cashew - what to do?

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) do not affect the results of skin prick tests

Allergy testing could pinpoint what makes you feel ill (video)

Skin prick tests not useful in predicting allergenicity of apples

Intradermal skin test sensitivity and specificity were 75% and 90% in clarithromycin allergy

Summer mailing of timothy grass extract did not reduce potency

European allergen extracts have at least 50% lower potency than US extracts

"Allergic to peanuts" - Flickr photo

Skin testing with penicilloyl-polylysine (PPL) and minor determinant mixture (MDM) does not contribute to evaluation of nonimmediate reactions

Phadia Announces FDA Clearance of ImmunoCAP Rapid - "first point-of-care test" to assist in the diagnosis of allergy

Photos: Skin Prick Testing from a Patient's Perspective