Open AccessAllergy diagnosis in Geneva area: a complex multi‐ethnic community with high pan‐allergen prevalence
Author(s) -
GayCrosier Fabienne,
Barber Domingo,
Bienvenu Jacques
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-4-s2-p49
Subject(s) - medicine , ethnic group , allergy , allergen , family medicine , immunology , anthropology , sociology
Results 13/30, 13/21 and 6/19 were sensitized to profilin, while 14/30, 11/21 and 5/19 were positive to Bet v 1. 40% of profilin positive patients had clinical food allergy with melon or water melon. ISAC profilin results were compared at different cut-off levels with SPT to pure profilin. 11 patients were serologically profilin positive between 0.01 and 0.29 ISU ; 7 of them were SPT profilin positive and 4 of them had oral symptoms induced by melon.