title: Drug hypersensitivities: the need for standardization.
abstract: Owing to differences of opinion, the evaluation of adverse drug reactions in clinical practice is still somewhat arbitrary. In order to obtain reliable results, we need standardized testing procedures, well defined test preparations, and the application of specific algorithms for the different groups of drugs and their reactions. A few milestones have been achieved in this regard; the full accomplishment of these goals still entails a lot of work.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 88036 Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Aberer
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000941:Antigens; D064907:Diagnostic Uses of Chemicals; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D007159:Immunologic Tests / Q000592:standards*; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D012882:Skin Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D064907:Diagnostic Uses of Chemicals; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D007073:Immunoglobulin E