title: [Lymphocyte transformation test in Gell's and Coombs' drug reactions].
abstract: A method of interpretation of the lymphocyte transformation test is described which results on the basis of statistical evaluation. With this method good results were received in cases of drug induced side effects of type I according to Gell and Coombs. The investigations on 61 patients have shown that differneces between the clinical findings and lymphocyte transformation tests are rare. They are mainly in relation to false-positive reactions of the lymphocyte transformation test in Penicillin allergy.
mesh_terms: D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000175:diagnosis; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D012698:Serologic Tests; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D014316:Tritium; D013936:Thymidine
vernacular_title: Der Lymphozytentransformationstest bei medikamentösen Zwischenfällen des Reaktionstypus I nach Gell und Coombs