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  1. ... IgE FASTTM Test was introduced for determination of allergen-specific IgE immunoglobulin in serum. The test makes use of microtitration wells and a high- ...
  2. NLM Digital Collections - British guideline on the management of asthma : a national clinical guideline 
    Publication: Edinburgh, Scotland : Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), July 2019
    ... asthma. Tests of atopic status Positive skin-prick tests,61 blood eosinophilia ≥4%,62 or a raised allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) to a range of common aeroallergens63, 64 increase ...
  3. NLM Digital Collections - British guideline on the management of asthma : a national clinical guideline 
    Publication: Edinburgh, Scotland : Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), September 2016
    ... asthma. Tests of atopic status Positive skin-prick tests,63 blood eosinophilia ≥4%,64 or a raised allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) to a range of common aeroallergens65,66 increase ...
  4. ... signs of allergy. Other names: IgE test, sIgE test, allergen-specific IgE in serum, skin prick test (SPT), oral challenge test What is it used ... food protein may be tested. An allergy blood test measures immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies in your blood. Your immune system makes ...
  5. ... are used as example costs: the cost per allergen-specific IgE test is £14.30. It is noted that this ... Do not use blood testing for serum specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) to diagnose drug allergy ... sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative ...
  6. ... atopic eczema be tested for allergies (skin prick tests, allergen -specific immunoglobulin E ), and how can the diagnostic accuracy and effect on clinical outcomes of the tests be improved? Why this is important Parents and ...
  7. NLM Digital Collections - British guideline on the management of asthma : a national clinical guideline 
    Publication: Edinburgh, Scotland : Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), October 2014
    ... in their children but had no effect on IgE antibody or allergic skin test responses. The small sample size and short follow ... of the ability of skin prick or serological tests to detect specific IgE vary ... IgE antibodies to low molecular weight agents depends on whether ...
  8. ... category (16 percent). An example was a laboratory test to identify specific allergens, CPT 86003, allergen specific IgE. Allergy testing was the third most common (10 ...
  9. NLM Digital Collections - Oral immunotherapy and Viaskin Peanut for peanut allergy : effectiveness and value : final ... 
    Publication: [Boston, Massachusetts] : Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, July 10, 2019
    ... G (lgG) testing or an indiscriminate battery of immunoglobulin E (lgE) tests, in the evaluation of allergy. • Don't perform food IgE testing without a history consistent with potential IgE- ...
  10. ... and link to evidence 8. Measuring serum specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) 8.1 Review question: What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of serum specific IgE testing compared with reference standard tests in the diagnosis of drug allergy for the ...
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