Importance of Specific IgE/Total IgE Ratio in Disambiguating Amoxicillin Allergy Diagnosis in a Real-Life Setting

Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2018;177(2):167-169. doi: 10.1159/000489705. Epub 2018 Jun 19.

Authors

Marcello Albanesi¹, Alessandro Sinisi¹, Flavia Frisenda¹, Danilo Di Bona¹, Maria Filomena Caiaffa², Luigi Macchia¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, School and Chair of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari-Aldo Moro, Policlinico, Bari, Italy.
² Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, School and Chair of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.

PMID: 29920499
DOI: 10.1159/000489705

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Amoxicillin*
Angioedema / immunology
Diagnosis, Differential
Drug Hypersensitivity / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin E / blood*
Male
Middle Aged
Urticaria / immunology

Substances

Immunoglobulin E
Amoxicillin