Egg allergy or could be false positive, how do you know?
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Egg allergy or could be false positive, how do you know?
Hi,
I have recently received an allergy test result showing that I have an IgE level '2' for egg whites.
I have been informed that there is a false positive rate of around 50% in IgE testing, so how can I take further action to rule out the false positive?
Is it worth running a re-test to see if there is a negative on the second run, or will a false positive always be a false positive?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I have recently received an allergy test result showing that I have an IgE level '2' for egg whites.
I have been informed that there is a false positive rate of around 50% in IgE testing, so how can I take further action to rule out the false positive?
Is it worth running a re-test to see if there is a negative on the second run, or will a false positive always be a false positive?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks