Prausnitz–Küstner test
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Prausnitz–Küstner test
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The Prausnitz–Küstner test is an immunologic test formerly used by physicians to determine if a patient has an allergic reaction to a specific antigen. The test has been replaced by the safer skin prick test. The PK test involves transferring serum from the test subject to another healthy person, essentially using the second person as a mixing vessel for antibodies and antigen. This is a pathway for transmission of blood-borne ailments like variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, AIDS, and others, wh
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Immunologic test for allergy diagnosis
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prausnitz%E2%80%93K%C3%BCstner_test
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2023-06-04T06:35:41Z
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