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Title: Disagreement Between Skin Prick Test and Specific IgE in Young Children
Post by: LinksEtc on September 25, 2014, 11:28:26 AM
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"Disagreement Between Skin Prick Test and Specific IgE in Young Children"
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/all.12523/abstract?utm_content=bufferce017&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/all.12523/abstract?utm_content=bufferce017&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

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There is substantial disagreement between SPT and sIgE for diagnosing allergic sensitization in young children, which increase with age for food sensitization. Choice of assessment method therefore has major impact on results with wide implications for both clinical practice and research.