[PAGID] DTH skin testing

[Marc Riedl]

We conduct a fair amount of DTH testing at UCLA both for immunologic
evaluation and TB screening.  Recently, fluid tetanus toxoid became
unavailable in the U.S. as Sanofi will only continue production of the
alum-adsorbed preparation.  This leaves Candida and trichophyton as the only
available standard controls for delayed-type hypersensitivity skin testing.
I wondered if the group had suggestions or strategies for dealing with this
issue.

 

Thanks,

 

Marc

 

Marc Riedl, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Section Head, Clinical Immunology and Allergy
UCLA - David Geffen School of Medicine
10833 Le Conte Ave, 37-131 CHS
Los Angeles, CA  90095-1680 
Tel 310.206.4345  Fax 310.267.0090 

 


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