title: Laboratory testing of the patient with multiple chemical sensitivity.
abstract: Multiple diagnostic laboratory tests are frequently used in the clinical evaluation of persons with multiple chemical sensitivity without a clear a priori hypothesis. In addition, many of these tests are performed despite a lack of understanding of the test technical performance characteristics or the clinical significance (test sensitivity and specificity). The result is a plethora of laboratory data that have little clinical relevance and that can be both misleading and misused.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, USA. kehrl.kehrl@epamail.epa.gov
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Kehrl
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000379:methods; D004782:Environmental Health; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests; D018777:Multiple Chemical Sensitivity / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D015262:Xenobiotics / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D015262:Xenobiotics