Crespo Guerrero V, Alfonso Fernández L A, Gómez Echevarría A H
Allergy Department of Hermanos Ameijeiras, Clinical-Surgical Hospital, City of Havana, Cuba.
J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 1991 Dec;1(6):373-6.
We studied 200 patients assisting at the Allergy Department and the Gastroenterology Department in "Hermanos Ameijeiras" Clinical-Surgical Hospital. They were clinically and immunologically tested for giardiasis through duodenal fortis or gall bladder drainage and total IgE serum levels. All patients underwent intradermal and skin prick tests with Giardine allergenic extract. These skin tests showed high sensitivity and increased specificity. Thus, our procedure in diagnosis is accurate, accessible and economical.
