Prague Med. Rep. 2018, 119, 30-42

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2018.3

Evaluation of IFN-γ Enzyme-linked Immunospot Assay (ELISPOT) as a First-line Test in the Diagnosis of Non-Immediate Hypersensitivity to Amoxicillin and Penicillin

Lenka Sedláčková1, Miroslav Průcha1, Ingrid Poláková2, Blanka Míková1

1Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Haematology and Immunology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
2Department of Immunology, Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague, Czech Republic

Received December 29, 2017
Accepted March 19, 2018

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