Family Medicine & Medical Science Research
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Andrew R Naples

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• Research Article
  Skin Testing for IgE Mediated Disease can be Done Safely in The Family Practice Office
  Author(s): Larry M Garner, Andrew R Naples, Myla Ebeling, Thomas C Hulsey and Frederick M Schaffer Larry M Garner, Andrew R Naples, Myla Ebeling, Thomas C Hulsey and Frederick M Schaffer
  
  Background: Aeroallergen skin testing for assessing allergic disease has been in use for well over 100 years. Initially, trepidation to the use of skin puncture testing (SPT) occurred because of reported morbidity and mortality. SPT has most frequently been utilized in the specialist office due to fear of adverse reactions. Methods: Analysis of 156,335 SPT tests (morbidity and mortality) allowed equivalency testing versus superiority testing to show 95% confidence level. The ninety-five percent confidence interval around the 11.5/100,000 SPT is (11.3-11.7/100,000). Results: The literature documents 1 death from SPT from 1990 to 2001 and 1 death from 1945 to 1987. These 2 reported deaths have been contrasted with 0 deaths in 125,295 SPT patients reviewed in a primary care setting utilizing United Allergy Service pro.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2327-4972.1000164

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