Summary of Search Results & Strategy – GUIDELINES, Clinical Trials, RCTs,
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses – Diagnostic Testing
Date
10/4/14
Database
PUBMED
Search Strategy
Hits
Search ("Intradermal Tests"[MAJR]
11373
OR "Patch Tests"[MAJR] OR
"Hematologic Tests"[MAJR]) OR
"Diagnostic Tests,
Routine"[MAJR] Filters: published in
the last 10 years
10/4/14
PUBMED
Search ("Intradermal Tests"[MAJR]
OR "Patch Tests"[MAJR] OR
"Hematologic Tests"[MAJR]) OR
"Diagnostic Tests,
Routine"[MAJR] Filters: published in
the last 10 years AND
10/4/14
PUBMED
((("meta analysis"[Publication Type]
OR "review"[Publication Type]))) AND
Filters:published in the last 10 years
Search ("Intradermal Tests"[MAJR]
OR "Patch Tests"[MAJR] OR
"Hematologic Tests"[MAJR]) OR
"Diagnostic Tests,
Routine"[MAJR] Filters: published in
the last 10 years AND
1043
957
((("clinical trial"[Publication Type] OR
"controlled clinical trial"[Publication
Type] OR "randomized controlled
trial"[Publication Type]))) AND
Filters: published in the last 10 years
10/4/14
PUBMED
"Hypersensitivity/diagnosis"[MAJR]
AND (("guideline"[Publication Type]
OR "practice guideline"[Publication
Type]))
104
10/4/14
PUBMED
"Hypersensitivity/diagnosis"[MAJR]
AND (("clinical trial"[Publication Type]
OR "controlled clinical
trial"[Publication Type] OR
"randomized controlled
trial"[Publication
Type])) Filters: published in the last 10
years
658
10/4/14
PUBMED
"Hypersensitivity/diagnosis"[MAJR]
AND
(("meta analysis"[Publication Type]
OR "review"[Publication
Type])) Filters:published in the last 10
years AND
1840
Articles Selected
("english"[Language])
10/4/14
10/4/14
10/5/14
PubMed
National
Guidelines
Clearinghouse
CMA Infobase
Search ("Intradermal Tests"[MAJR]
OR "Patch Tests"[MAJR] OR
"Hematologic Tests"[MAJR]) OR
"Diagnostic Tests,
Routine"[MAJR] Filters: published in
the last 10 years
38
AND (("guideline"[Publication Type]
OR "practice guideline"[Publication
Type]))
Search “intradermal testing”
1
“patch test”
4
“Hematologic test”
42
“Diagnostic Test”
4
Publication Year: 2004-2014
Keyword: (Include search in
abstract) "blood test"
4
“Patch Test”
0
Skin Test
0
Diagnostic Test allergy
5
Hypersensitivity diagnosis
1
Date- 2004/01/01—2015/01/01
10/5/14
SIGN Scotland
10/5/14
NICE Evidence
Search
Manual search of guidelines “insect
hypersensitivity” “insect allergy”
“patch testing” AND
0
Type of Information “Guidance”
29
Type of Information “Systematic Review”
3
“skin testing” AND
Type of Information Guidance
49
Drug Best Practice Guidance
3
Systematic Review
26
“Hypersensitivity diagnosis allergy”
Systematic Review
146
1
10/5/14
10/5/14
10/5/14
10/5/14
10/5/14
New Zealand
Guidelines Group
Australian
National Health
and Medical
Research Council
Guidelines
Guidelines
International
Network
TRIP Database
TRIP Database
Guidance
182
Manual search of guidelines
0
"blood test"
0
“Patch Test”
0
Skin Test
0
Diagnostic Test allergy
0
Hypersensitivity diagnosis
0
Search
"blood test"
1
“Patch Test”
0
Skin Test
0
Diagnostic Test allergy
0
Hypersensitivity diagnosis
0
Search
"blood test"
3
“Patch Test”
0
Skin Test
1
Diagnostic Test allergy
6
Hypersensitivity diagnosis
0
(patch test allergy) from:2004 to:2015"
Evidence type “Systematic Reviews”
18
Guidelines
253
Controlled Trials
121
“Intradermal Test allergy” from
2004:2015
AND evidence type “systematic review”
11
AND evidence type “controlled trials”
78
AD Evidence Type “Guidelines”
72
10/5/14
TRIP Database
AND evidence type “Guidelines”
93
10/5/14
HSTAT
“patch test allergy”
87
2
“skin test allergy”
357
0
“diagnostic test allergy”
340
2
Hypersensitivity diagnosis
298
Blood test allergy
465
10/5/14
10/5/14
10/4/14
HSTAT
Clinicaltrials.gov
EMBASE
and Publication date 2004-2014
insect | received from 01/01/2014 to
10/5/2014 | updated from 01/01/2014 to
10/5/2014
Patch Test
144 studies
Skin Test Allergy
48 studies
Hypersensitivity Diagnosis
67 studies
Blood Test Allergy
'hypersensitivity'/mj AND [2004-2014]/py
55 studies
AND 'review'/it
250
AND (AND 'diagnosis'/lnk AND 'clinical
trial'/lnk
1387
AND ('clinical trial'/de OR 'controlled
clinical trial'/de OR 'randomized
controlled trial'/de)
58
'intracutaneous test'/exp
2750
AND ('clinical trial'/de OR 'controlled
clinical trial'/de OR 'randomized
controlled trial'/de)
123
AND 'review'/it
203
blood clotting test'/mj
3334
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10/4/2014
10/4/2014
CINAHL
CINAHL
CINAHL
AND 'review'/it
170
AND 'clinical trial'/lnk
20
patch test'/exp/mj
3490
AND 'clinical trial'/ln
21
AND 'review'/it
160
(MM "hypersensitivity") AND PT clinical
trial
918
(MM "hypersensitivity") AND PT
systematic review
507
(MM "hypersensitivity") AND PT practice
guidelines
113
MM “Skin Tests+” AND PT Systematic
Review
5
AND PT Practice Guidelines
4
AND PT Clinical Trial
MM “Hematologic Tests” AND PT
Systematic Review
15
5
AND PT Clinical Trial
4
AND PT Practice Guidelines
1