The European Baseline Series
Uter W, Wilkinson M, Gonçalo M (2020)
Publication Type: Authored book
Publication year: 2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
ISBN: 9783030363352
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36335-2_64
Abstract
The European baseline series (EBS) of contact allergens is an array of patch test preparations of important contact allergens. The series is of moderate length and is intended to be tested (in Europe) as a baseline, in the sense of a minimum set of allergens required for adequate screening of patients with suspected contact allergy. However, beyond this (and any) baseline series, special test series related to possible causative exposures in the patient as well as his or her own products suspected of causing dermatitis should also be patch tested, for best possible diagnostic sensitivity. The EBS is continually updated, based on consolidated evidence regarding the importance of new allergens - especially those allergens which are often currently clinically relevant. The present chapter presents the EBS (2019 version) and discusses aspects of the single EBS contact allergens relevant for the testing strategy. Basic information on the included allergens is found in the other chapters of this part of the textbook.
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APA:
Uter, W., Wilkinson, M., & Gonçalo, M. (2020). The European Baseline Series. Springer International Publishing.
MLA:
Uter, Wolfgang, Mark Wilkinson, and Margarida Gonçalo. The European Baseline Series. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
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