Fine-tuning the use of a skin prick test device

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KAHVECİ M., KARABULUT E., Soyer Ö., ŞAHİNER Ü. M., Buyuktiryaki B., ŞEKEREL B. E.

WORLD ALLERGY ORGANIZATION JOURNAL, cilt.13, sa.5, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.waojou.2020.100122
  • Dergi Adı: WORLD ALLERGY ORGANIZATION JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Acceptability, Lancet, Oryum, Reproducibility, Sensitivity, Skin prick test, Specificity, Technique
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Skin prick tests (SPTs) are the gold standard for the diagnosis of IgE-mediated allergic diseases. Newly introduced devices have different results in performance. This study aimed to provide data for sensitivity, reproducibility, and acceptability of a new SPT device by using different techniques.