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Negative predictive value of drug skin tests in investigating cutaneous adverse drug reactions
- Source :
- World Allergy Organization Journal. :S270-S271
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2007.
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Abstract
- Summary Background Drug skin tests are useful in aetiological analyses of cutaneous adverse drug reactions to determine if the drug can be rechallenged, or to avoid a cross-reaction with a substitute drug. Objectives To evaluate the negative predictive value of drug skin tests. Methods We retrospectively analysed the files of patients referred for drug reactions. We have enrolled those having strictly determined drug reactions with clinical features, delayed onset after drug intake, drug causality assessment, and negative drug skin tests followed by drug administration. Oral provocation tests or substitution tests with a drug of the same class as that suspected of causing the drug reactions were performed. Results From 1957 files analysed, 200 patients were included. After 403 patch tests, 403 prick tests and 304 intradermal tests, which were all negative, 260 oral provocation tests and 143 substitution tests were done; 307 different drugs were rechallenged. There were 42 positive drug re-administrations in 27 oral provocation tests and 15 substitution tests. The negative predictive value of our drug skin tests was 89·6%. The negative predictive value for beta-lactams was 87% for oral provocation tests and 96% for substitution tests, and for corticosteroids it was 100% and 74%, respectively. Conclusions Negative drug skin tests do not eliminate the responsibility of a drug in drug reactions, and must be followed by drug re-administration under hospital surveillance.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Drug
Allergy
medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject
Provocation test
Drug allergy
Immunology
Dermatology
Cross Reactions
Bronchial Provocation Tests
Predictive Value of Tests
Internal medicine
Immunopathology
Humans
Immunology and Allergy
Medicine
Drug reaction
Retrospective Studies
Skin Tests
media_common
business.industry
medicine.disease
Predictive value
Surgery
Etiology
Female
Drug Eruptions
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19394551
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- World Allergy Organization Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....05445247f09dc466ee3cc0e53866d2ad