Drug-induced lymphocyte stimulation test is not useful for the diagnosis of drug-induced pneumonia

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-53

  Matsuno, Osamu ^a   Okubo, Toshiyuki ^a   Hiroshige, Shigeo ^a   Takenaka, Rhyuichi ^a   Ono, Emiko ^a   Ueno, Takuya ^a   Nureki, Shinichi ^a   Ando, Masaru ^a   Miyazaki, Eishi ^a   Kumamoto, Toshihide ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Challenge test; Drug induced lymphocyte stimulation test (DLST); ; Drug induced pneumonia; Patch test; Provocation test

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATTAPULGITE; BUCILLAMINE; CLINDAMYCIN; DICLOFENAC; MINOCYCLINE; TOSUFLOXACIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG TOXICITY; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PROVOCATION TEST; RELIABILITY;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PNEUMONIA; RANITIDINE;

EID: 34248216974     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.212.49     Document Type: Article

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