Total serum IgE in health staff with allergic history to beta-lactam antibiotics

ABSTRACT

Study to determine concentration of total serum IgE of 43 health staff with allergy with beta-lactam antibiotics, who are working at hospitals in Hanoi, and control group include 42 healthy persons without any allergic disease or allergic history. Result showed that the average concentration of total serum IgE in the group of health staffs with allergic history to beta-lactam antibiotics is high (X=1968.860 ng/ml). It is higher than 8 times comparing with the group of healthy persons (242.310 ng/ml).