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. 2011 Jun;127(6):1626-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.01.045. Epub 2011 Mar 3.

Clinical utility of the Chronic Urticaria Index

Mark J Biagtan, Ravi K Viswanathan, Michael D Evans, Sameer K Mathur

Clinical utility of the Chronic Urticaria Index

Mark J Biagtan et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Jun.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
CU Index values for CIU patients that were refractory or controlled with the use of antihistamines with or without LTRAs. Mean values are listed and represented by the solid lines. Median values are listed and represented by the dashed line. The gray line indicates the defined threshold of 10 for a positive CU Index value.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Receiver Operator Curve indicating the sensitivities and specificities for the optimized decision threshold value of 5.25 (open arrow) and the autoimmunity decision threshold of 10 (black arrow).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Percent prevalence of patients refractory to antihistamines with or without LTRAs based on CU Index Value Ranges.
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