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Andreas J. Bircher
Researcher at University of Basel
Publications - 68
Citations - 3415
Andreas J. Bircher is an academic researcher from University of Basel. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Provocation test. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 68 publications receiving 2927 citations. Previous affiliations of Andreas J. Bircher include University Hospital of Basel.
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European Society of Contact Dermatitis guideline for diagnostic patch testing – recommendations on best practice
Jeanne D. Johansen,Kristiina Aalto-Korte,Tove Agner,Klaus Ejner Andersen,Andreas J. Bircher,Magnus Bruze,Alicia Cannavó,Ana Giménez-Arnau,Margarida Gonçalo,An Goossens,Swen M. John,Carola Lidén,Magnus Lindberg,Vera Mahler,Mihály Matura,Thomas Rustemeyer,Jørgen Serup,Radoslaw Spiewak,Jacob P. Thyssen,M. Vigan,Ian R. White,Mark Wilkinson,Wolfgang Uter +22 more
TL;DR: The present guideline summarizes all aspects of patch testing for the diagnosis of contact allergy in patients suspected of suffering, or having been suffering, from allergic contact dermatitis or other delayed‐type hypersensitivity skin and mucosal conditions.
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General considerations on rapid desensitization for drug hypersensitivity: a consensus statement
Josefina Cernadas,Knut Brockow,Antonino Romano,Werner Aberer,María José Torres,Andreas J. Bircher,Paolo Campi,Maria L. Sanz,Mariana Castells,Pascal Demoly,Werner J. Pichler +10 more
TL;DR: General considerations on rapid desensitization for drug hypersensitivity – a consensus statement.
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Skin testing in patients with hypersensitivity reactions to iodinated contrast media – a European multicenter study
Knut Brockow,Antonino Romano,Werner Aberer,Andreas J. Bircher,A. Barbaud,Patrizia Bonadonna,E. Faria,Gisèle Kanny,Marianne Lerch,Werner J. Pichler,J. Ring,J. Rodrigues Cernadas,E. Tomaz,Pascal Demoly,C. Christiansen +14 more
TL;DR: The aim of this prospective study was to determine the specificity and sensitivity of skin tests in patients who have experienced hypersensitivity reactions toodinated contrast media.
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A genome-wide meta-analysis of genetic variants associated with allergic rhinitis and grass sensitization and their interaction with birth order
Adaikalavan Ramasamy,Ivan Curjuric,Ivan Curjuric,Lachlan J. M. Coin,Ashok Kumar,Ashok Kumar,Ashok Kumar,Wendy L. McArdle,Medea Imboden,Medea Imboden,Bénédicte Leynaert,Manolis Kogevinas,Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier,Juha Pekkanen,Juha Pekkanen,Matthias Wjst,Andreas J. Bircher,Andreas J. Bircher,Ulla Sovio,Ulla Sovio,Thierry Rochat,Anna-Liisa Hartikainen,David J. Balding,Marjo-Riitta Järvelin,Nicole Probst-Hensch,Nicole Probst-Hensch,David P. Strachan,Deborah Jarvis +27 more
TL;DR: This relatively large meta-analysis of GWASs identified few loci associated with AR and grass sensitization and found no evidence for variants that modified the effect of birth order on either phenotype.
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The European baseline series in 10 European Countries, 2005/2006--results of the European Surveillance System on Contact Allergies (ESSCA)
Wolfgang Uter,C. Rämsch,Werner Aberer,Fabio Ayala,Anna Balato,Aiste Beliauskiene,Anna Belloni Fortina,Andreas J. Bircher,Jochen Brasch,Mahbub M. U. Chowdhury,Pieter Jan Coenraads,Marielouise Schuttelaar,Susan Cooper,Maria Teresa Corradin,Peter Elsner,John S. C. English,Manigé Fartasch,Vera Mahler,Peter J. Frosch,Thomas Fuchs,David J. Gawkrodger,Ana-Maria Gimènez-Arnau,C. Green,Helen L. Horne,Riitta Jolanki,C. M. King,Beata Krecisz,Marta Kieć-Swierczyńska,Anthony Ormerod,David Orton,Andrea Peserico,Tapio Rantanen,Thomas Rustemeyer,Jane E. Sansom,Dagmar Simon,B. N. Statham,Mark Wilkinson,Axel Schnuch +37 more
TL;DR: Continual surveillance based on patch test results has proved useful for the identification of contact allergy and will continue to be a useful tool for this purpose.