Patch test results with the European baseline series, 2019/20-joint European results of the ESSCA and the EBS working groups of the ESCD, and the GEIDAC

Background: continual analyses of patch test results with the European baseline series (EBS) serve both contact allergy surveillance and auditing the value of included allergens. Objectives: to present results of current EBS patch testing, obtained in 53 departments in 13 European countries during 2...

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Autores: Uter, Wolfgang, Giménez Arnau, Anna Maria, Gonçalo, Margarida, GEIDAC
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/54499
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/54499
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cod.14170
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:RRID
SCR_001905
baseline series
Clinical epidemiology
Contact allergy
Patch testing
Surveillance
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Sumario:Background: continual analyses of patch test results with the European baseline series (EBS) serve both contact allergy surveillance and auditing the value of included allergens. Objectives: to present results of current EBS patch testing, obtained in 53 departments in 13 European countries during 2019 and 2020. Methods: Anonymised or pseudonymised individual data and partly aggregated data on demographic/clinical characteristics and patch test rest results with the EBS were prospectively collected and centrally pooled and analysed. Results: in 2019 and 2020, 22 581 patients were patch tested with the EBS. Sensitization to nickel remained most common (19.8 [19.2-20.4]% positivity [95% confidence interval]). Fragrance mix I and Myroxylon pereirae yielded very similar results with 6.80 (6.43-7.19)% and 6.62 (6.25-7.00)% positivity, respectively. Formaldehyde at 2% aq. yielded almost one percentage point more positive reactions than 1% concentration (2.49 [2.16-2.85]% vs. 1.59 [1.33-1.88]); methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone (MCI/MI) and MI alone up to around 5% positives. Among the new additions, propolis was most commonly positive (3.48 [3.16-3.82]%), followed by 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (2.32 [2.0-2.68]%). Conclusion: ongoing surveillance on the prevalence of contact sensitization contributes to an up-to-date baseline series containing the most frequent and/or relevant contact sensitizers for routine patch testing in Europe.