The basophil activation test (BAT) is an ex vivo functional assay that measures by flow
cytometry the degree of basophil degranulation after stimulation with an allergen. In recent …

The diagnosis of IgE‐mediated food allergy based solely on the clinical history and the
documentation of specific IgE to whole allergen extract or single allergens is often …

Oral food challenge (OFC) is the gold-standard to diagnose food allergy; however, it is a
labour and resource-intensive procedure with the risk of causing an acute allergic reaction …

Basophil activation test in food allergy: is it ready for re... : Current Opinion in Allergy and
Clinical Immunology Basophil activation test in food allergy: is it ready for real-time? : Current …

Although in their early stages, direct basophil activation tests may prove to be useful in the
clinic. Indirect basophil activation studies are useful when applied to compare functional …

Basophil activation tests (BATs) can closely monitor, in vitro, a patient's propensity to
develop type I hypersensitivity reactions. Because of their high specificity and sensitivity …

The 'gold standard'for diagnosis of IgE-mediated food allergy remains a properly performed
double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge (DBPCFC)[1, 2]. However, there are …

Background The basophil activation test (BAT) has high accuracy to diagnose peanut
allergy and can reduce the need for oral food challenges (OFC); however, so far it has not …

Background Positive skin prick tests (SPT) for food allergens and specific IgE (sIgE) in serum
indicate sensitization but do not enable distinction between sensitized but tolerant and …

The basophil activation test (BAT) has become a pervasive test for allergic response through
the development of flow cytometry, discovery of activation markers such as CD 63 and …