Immunologic Tests - Utilization
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Provocation tests in drug hypersensitivity.

30 Jul 2009 Provocation tests are regarded as the "gold standard" to establish or exclude the presence of hypersensitivity to a certain drugs because they reproduce not only allergy symptoms but other adverse manifestations, irrespective of their ... Read more...

Clinical utility of the QuantiFERON TB-2G test for elderly patients with active tuberculosis.

6 Feb 2008 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the response to the QuantiFERON-TB-2 Gold (QFT-2G) test (Cellestis Ltd; Carnegie, VIC, Australia) in elderly patients with active tuberculosis (TB) to determine whether the QFT-2G test might be a feasible method for diagnosing ... Read more...

The acceptability of the introduction of a type specific herpes antibody screening test into a genitourinary medicine clinic in the United Kingdom.

30 Mar 2003 OBJECTIVE: To determine the uptake of a type specific herpes simplex antibody test if it were offered as part of routine screening in a genitourinary medicine clinic in a district general hospital in the United Kingdom. METHODS: Stage 1. A series of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Immunologic Tests - Utilization'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Provocation tests in drug hypersensitivity. 30 Jul 2009
• Clinical utility of the QuantiFERON TB-2G test for elderly patients with active tuberculosis. 6 Feb 2008
• The acceptability of the introduction of a type specific herpes antibody screening test into a genitourinary medicine clinic in the United Kingdom. 30 Mar 2003
• The utility of immunologic laboratory tests in patients with rheumatic diseases. 29 Sep 2001
• [Increasing use of laboratory tests--a controllable process?] 18 Aug 2000
• Survey on influenza laboratory diagnostic and surveillance methods in Europe. European Scientific Working Group on Influenza. 28 Feb 2000
• [Diagnostic immunohistochemistry: recent developments and practical relevance] 30 Jan 1996
• Management of primary antibody deficiency by consultant immunologists in the United Kingdom: a paradigm for other rare diseases. 29 Nov 1995
• [The use of serological tests for detecting HIV infection in general clinical consultations and hospital consultations] 29 Sep 1995
• Audit of diagnosis and investigations in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis. 29 Sep 1993
• [Annual cost of microbial immunological tests for HIV-positive individuals in a hospital center] 29 Sep 1992
• The value of immunological tests in general practice. 30 Oct 1986

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Technical information about 'Immunologic Tests'

Definition: Immunologic techniques involved in diagnosis.

Descriptor UI: D007159

Alternative terms: Immunologic Tests; Test, Immunologic; Immunological Tests; Immunological Test; Test, Immunological; Tests, Immunological; Immunologic Test; Tests, Immunologic; Immunodiagnosis; Immunodiagnoses; Diagnosis, Immunological; Diagnoses, Immunological; Immunological Diagnoses; Immunological Diagnosis; Immunologic Diagnosis; Diagnosis, Immunologic; Diagnoses, Immunologic; Immunologic Diagnoses;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E01.450.495; E05.478.594;

History Note: 87

Technical Notes: general; prefer specifics; do not confuse with IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNIQUES