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Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
Published in: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 1/2013

Open Access 01-12-2013 | Review

Drug provocation tests: up-date and novel approaches

Authors: Anca Mirela Chiriac, Pascal Demoly

Published in: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology | Issue 1/2013

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Summary

Drug provocation tests (DPTs) are often needed when evaluating patients with suspected drug hypersensitivity reactions. General considerations on DPTs, with regard to indications, contraindications, methods, limitations and interpretations have been thoroughly addressed and various protocols are published. However, the field of drug allergy is changing and DPTs make no exception. Novel (or sometimes, simply renewed) approaches arise, awaiting to be either validated or refuted in larger studies in the future. Instead of covering the whole topic of DPTs, this paper will address these recent and challenging aspects.
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Metadata
Title
Drug provocation tests: up-date and novel approaches
Authors
Anca Mirela Chiriac
Pascal Demoly
Publication date
01-12-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1710-1492
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1710-1492-9-12

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