title: Drug provocation tests: up-date and novel approaches.
abstract: Drug provocation tests (DPTs) are often needed when evaluating patients with suspected drug hypersensitivity reactions. General considerations on DPTs, with regard to indications, contraindications, methods, limitations and interpretations have been thoroughly addressed and various protocols are published. However, the field of drug allergy is changing and DPTs make no exception. Novel (or sometimes, simply renewed) approaches arise, awaiting to be either validated or refuted in larger studies in the future. Instead of covering the whole topic of DPTs, this paper will address these recent and challenging aspects.
authors.affiliation: Allergy unit, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, 371 Avenue du Doyen Giraud, Montpellier, 34295, France. pascal.demoly@inserm.fr.
authors.forename: Anca Mirela
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Chiriac
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Demoly
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