Sensitivity and specificity of Hymenoptera allergen components depend on the diagnostic assay employed

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
² Floridsdorf Allergy Centre, Vienna, Austria.
³ Department of Dermatology, Paracelsus Private Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
⁴ Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria; Allergy Outpatient Clinic Reumannplatz, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: gunter.sturm@medunigraz.at.

Christoph Schrautzer et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016 May.

. 2016 May;137(5):1603-5.

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.10.041. Epub 2016 Jan 5.

¹ Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
² Floridsdorf Allergy Centre, Vienna, Austria.
³ Department of Dermatology, Paracelsus Private Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
⁴ Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria; Allergy Outpatient Clinic Reumannplatz, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: gunter.sturm@medunigraz.at.

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Comparing sensitivity of Hymenoptera allergen components on different diagnostic assay systems: Comparing apples and oranges?
Jakob T, Spillner E. Jakob T, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017 Mar;139(3):1066-1067. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.09.058. Epub 2017 Jan 4. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017. PMID: 28062118 No abstract available.
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Sturm GJ, Schrautzer C, Arzt L, Aberer W. Sturm GJ, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017 Mar;139(3):1067-1068. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.09.059. Epub 2017 Jan 4. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017. PMID: 28062119 No abstract available.