雖然曾有研究透過讓醫師用血液或唾液是否檢測出 IgE 抗體來判斷狗是否過敏(Ermel, R et al.,1997),但最新的研究卻發現,無論使用無論血清的 IgE 抗原或是唾液裡的 IgM 或 IgA 抗原都無法有效檢測出狗狗的過敏來源(Udraite Vovk Let al., 2019 & Lam ATH et al., 2019),甚至會造成偽陽性誤判。因此,目前學界公認唯一能識別食物過敏原的方法就是「食物排除法」(Food Elimination Method)。
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