Specific IgE and skin prick tests to diagnose allergy to fresh and baked cow's milk according to age: a systematic review

• Main Authors: Barbara Cuomo (Author), Giovanni Cosimo Indirli (Author), Annamaria Bianchi (Author), Stefania Arasi (Author), Davide Caimmi (Author), Arianna Dondi (Author), Stefania La Grutta (Author), Valentina Panetta (Author), Maria Carmen Verga (Author), Mauro Calvani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The diagnosis of IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy is often based on anamnesis, and on specific IgE (sIgE) levels and/or Skin Prick Tests (SPT), which have both a good sensitivity but a low specificity, often causing positive results in non-allergic subjects. Thus, oral food c...