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Table 4 Percentage of participants who correctly answered the questions in the diagnostics section

From: Awareness of food allergies: a survey of pediatricians in Kuwait

 

Percent

Skin prick testing can be used to screen patients for an allergy by testing with broad panels of food allergens

72.9%

Skin prick testing is highly sensitive but only moderately specific

66.4%

Intradermal skin testing is recommended for the evaluation of food allergies

58.6%

Atopy patch testing is helpful in diagnostic workup for food allergies

65.7%

Allergen-specific IgE testing is less sensitive than the skin prick test

31.4%

Allergen-specific IgE testing is not useful in patients with severe atopic dermatitis

40.7%

Food challenges should only be performed by allergy specialists familiar with food-allergic reactions

81.4%

Food-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgG4 tests are additional useful tests for allergies

59.3%

A positive skin test to a particular food indicates that the patient has a true allergy to that food

54.3%

The best way to test for food allergies is by oral challenge

53.6%

Elimination diet should be the first step in the evaluation of a patient presenting with food related anaphylaxis

79.3%

Eosinophilia is an important/common finding in patients with a food allergy

74.3%