Diagnosis of Peanut Allergy Using Continuous Likelihood Ratios

Peanut allergy (PA) is associated with an economic and psychologic burden on patients and families. Its diagnosis includes tests for peanut specific IgE (sIgE), the values of which usually are categorized as positive or negative using a predefined cutoff (usually 0.35kU/L). With the use of Bayes theorem, this categorization can be replaced with a continuous interpretation if sIgE which accounts for the prevalence of PA and history of ingestion.

Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - May 24, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: U.G. Nalin, Jodi Shroba, Aarti Pandya, Jay Portnoy Tags: Original Article Source Type: research