High serum β-lactams specific/total IgE ratio is associated with immediate reactions to β-lactams antibiotics.

Total serum IgE result from the combination of specific and non-specific pools. High specific/total IgE ratio may reflect high level of allergen-specific IgE on mast cells. No data regarding its applications to drug allergies is available. One hundred seventy-one patients with a history of immediate...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Vultaggio, Gianni Virgili, Francesco Gaeta, Antonino Romano, Enrico Maggi, Andrea Matucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4399843?pdf=render

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