Establishing basophil activation testing for routine drug allergy testing

Key Points

• To evaluate the effectiveness of basophil activation testing in diagnosing drug allergies, particularly when other methods are inconclusive.
• Examined a commercial assay for basophil activation testing.
• Assessed its utility in a routine drug allergy service.
• Focused on cases where medication allergy was suspected.
• Basophil activation testing demonstrated promise for antibiotic allergy diagnosis.
• Improved accuracy observed in allergy diagnostics when traditional methods were inconclusive.