Short and extended provocation tests have similar negative predictive value in non-immediate hypersensitivity to beta-lactams in children.

CONCLUSIONS: In our paediatric sample, prolonging drug administration did not increase the NPV of diagnostic DPT for NIHSR to BL or reduce drug refusal. Altogether, the data here reported suggest that, however intuitive, prolonging DPT is not beneficial in the parameters analysed.
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Source: Allergologia et Immunopathologia - March 21, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Regateiro FS, Rezende I, Pinto N, Abreu C, Carreiro-Martins P, Gomes ER Tags: Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) Source Type: research