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ArticleAsia Pacific allergy2020

Diagnostic procedures & practices in drug allergy/hypersensitivity: a survey of 13 Asian countries.

Min-Moon Tang, Jie Shen Fok, Bernard Yu-Hor Thong, James Yun, Philip Hei Li, Hye-Ryun Kang, Francis Thien, Masao Yamaguchi, Michaela Lucas, Yoon-Seok Chang and 16 more

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Article in Asia Pacific allergy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors at 20 institutions in 12 countries.

Min-Moon TangHospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7760-3238
Jie Shen FokDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Box Hill Hospital, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3450-0877
Bernard Yu-Hor ThongDepartment of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6338-8482
James YunFaculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Division of Medicine, Nepean Hospital, Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3482-5663
Philip Hei LiDivision of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9155-9162
Hye-Ryun KangInstitute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Drug Safety Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2317-4201
Francis ThienEastern Health, Melbourne; Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0925-6566
Masao YamaguchiDivision of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6167-0591
Michaela LucasDepartment of Immunology, Pathwest and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia; Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8881-9990
Yoon-Seok ChangDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3157-0447
Byung-Keun KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Korea University Medical Center Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5147-6306
Mizuho NagaoAllergy Center of Mie National Hospital, Tsu, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3557-8761
Iris RengganisDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia - Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8748-8544
Yi-Giien TsaiSchool of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6744-1682
Wen-Hung ChungDepartment of Dermatology, Drug Hypersensitivity Clinical and Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung and Linkou Branches, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1681-0959
Ticha RerkpattanapipatAllergy, Immunology and Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6630-2795
Wasu KamchaisatianPediatric Allergy and Immunology Division, Samitivej Children's Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0839-7682
Ting Fan LeungDepartment of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6469-1926
Joo-Yoon HoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4645-4863
Luo ZhangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing TongRen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Nasal Diseases, Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0910-9884
Amir Hamzah Abdul LatiffAllergy & Immunology Centre, Pantai Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6304-0494
Takao FujisawaAllergy Center of Mie National Hospital, Tsu, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9196-9436
Mariana C CastellsDivision of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Mastocytosis Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6451-0163
Pascal DemolyDivision of Allergy, Department of Pulmonology, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France; UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMRS 1136, Equipe - EPAR - IPLESP, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7827-7964
Jiu Yao WangDepartment of Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4540-9822
Ruby PawankarDepartment of Pediatrics, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3091-7237
Hospital Kuala Lumpur · MYNational Mie Hospital · JPBangkok Hospital · THBrigham and Women's Hospital · USChang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChinese University of Hong Kong · HKEastern Health · AUHanyang University · KRKaohsiung Medical University · TWKorea University · KRMahidol University · THMonash University · AUNational Cheng Kung University Hospital · TWNepean Hospital · AUNippon Medical School · JPRumah Sakit Umum Pusat Nasional Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo · IDSeoul National University · KRSeoul National University Bundang Hospital · KRSir Charles Gairdner Hospital · AUTan Tock Seng Hospital · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe issues and challenges in the diagnosis of drug allergy/hypersensitivity among children and adults in Asia are likely to be different from non-Asian countries.

objectiveTo study the diagnostic modalities used in the evaluation and management of drug allergy/drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHRs) among member societies of the Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology (APAAACI).

methodsA questionnaire comprising 41 questions was circulated electronically to member societies and individual members of APAAACI between January 23, 2020 and March 6, 2020.

resultsTwenty-six respondents from 15 member societies and 1 individual member responded. European DHR guidelines were most commonly used. Skin prick and intradermal testing was used by 100%, with only 60% having access to commercial penicillin skin test reagents.

conclusionsThere was increased use of skin testing for iodinated contrast media hypersensitivity and patch testing for nonimmediate DHR. HLA genotype testing prior to new carbamazepine, allopurinol and abacavir prescriptions remain variable despite strong associations for severe cutaneous adverse reactions with Asian ethnicity. Results of this survey form a useful framework for developing educational and training needs and for improving access to drug allergy diagnostic and treatment modalities across APAAACI member societies.

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AnaphylaxisContrast mediaPenicillinsPharmacogenetics, Skin tests

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