European standards and North American practice parameters for skin prick testing panels in allergic rhinitis and asthma

Florin-Dan Popescu

doi:10.1515/rjr-2015-0002

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European standards and North American practice parameters for skin prick testing panels in allergic rhinitis and asthma

Romanian Journal of Rhinology

Volume 5 (2015): Issue 17 (March 2015)

By: Florin-Dan Popescu

Open Access

|May 2015

Abstract

According to the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA²LEN), a pan-European skin prick test panel for the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis and asthma includes 18 aeroallergen extracts, supplemented if necessary for regional or for particular patient needs, while the Allergen Subcommittee and Immunotherapy Committee of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) selected 36 major clinically relevant aeroallergens for North America.

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