Peanut allergies belong to the most frequent food allergies which already establish during infancy. Contact with the allergen often causes severe systemic reactions of the organism including circulatory collapse (anaphylaxis). The diagnosis of a peanut allergy mostly implies serious restrictions of the patient’s life quality, especially with respect to the diet, since every contact with […]
Infectious serology at EUROIMMUN does not only include diagnostics of bacterial or viral infectious diseases but also of those caused by parasites. Examples are the cystic and alveolar echinococcoses which are induced by tapeworm larvae of the genus Echinococcus (E. granulosus and E. multilocularis). The larval stages attack the liver, primarily, and form characteristic fluid-filled
The product range for molecular allergy diagnostics on the basis of defined partial allergens (DPA-Dx) has been extended by the new EUROLINE Insect Venoms 2 for the diagnosis of allergies to bee and wasp venom. In addition to the bee and wasp venom extracts (i1 and i3) and the major allergen components Api m1 and Ves
