Molecular allergy diagnostic tests: development and relevance in clinical practice

Diagnostic tests for food allergy.

The diagnosis of food allergy is still based primarily on a detailed medical history and comprehensive physical examination. Clinical or laboratory tests only serve as an add-on tool to confirm the diagnosis. The standard techniques include skin prick testing and in-vitro testing for specific IgE-antibodies, and oral food challenges. Properly done, oral food challenges continue to be the gold s...

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Thimerosal allergy and clinical relevance in Thailand.

BACKGROUND Thimerosal or merthiolate is used as an antiseptic and a preservative in topical medicaments, cosmetics, and vaccines. Thimerosal is known to cause delayed type hypersensitivity. However, there is argument about the clinical relevance and risk of using thimerosal-preserved products in thimerosal allergic individuals. OBJECTIVE Retrospective review of patch test results from the Ram...

Diagnostic Tests and Clinical, Laboratory and Radiological Charactersitics of COVID-19 in Pregnant Women: A Review

The emerging Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new infectious disease and the definitive gold standard for its diagnosis in pregnancy has not yet been established. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of reviewing the diagnostic methods and clinical, laboratory and radiological symptoms of COVID-19 disease in pregnant women. The present study is a Narrative review. To do so, the keywords ...

Antibiotic Allergy-clinical Relevance and Consequences

Antibiotic allergy is one of the most commonly encountered problems in clinical practice. The symptoms may range from mildly annoying to life threatening. Drug allergies can become a major problem for patients with the multiple drug allergy syndrome, and more so since the emergence of antibiotic resistant organisms often limits the choice of antibiotics that can be used. β-lactam antibiotics (p...