The utility of the basophil activation test in the diagnosis of immediate amoxicillin or amoxicillin-clavulanate hypersensitivity in children and adults

• Autori principali: Simona Barni (Autore), Francesca Mori (Autore), Claudia Valleriani (Autore), Giusi Mangone (Autore), Sergio Testi (Autore), Francesca Saretta (Autore), Lucrezia Sarti (Autore), Neri Pucci (Autore), Maurizio de Martino (Autore), Chiara Azzari (Autore), Elio Novembre (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background The basophil activation test (BAT), has been proposed as a possible assay for the diagnosis of immediate-type allergy to beta-lactams (BLs). The aim of this study was to assess the utility of BAT in the diagnosis of amoxicillin (AMX) or AMX-clavulanate (AMX-C) IgE-mediated hypers...