Associations of aeroallergen testing with reduced oral corticosteroid bursts among adults with asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aeroallergen testing can improve precision care for persistent asthma. How testing benefits diverse populations of adults with asthma and the importance of the aeroallergen sensitization and test modality used remain poorly understood.

Objective

We evaluated whether aeroallergen testing was associated with a reduction in oral corticosteroid (OCS) bursts.

Methods

We used electronic health record data to conduct a retrospective cohort study of adults with asthma who were prescribed an inhaled corticosteroid and had an allergy/immunology visit in a large health system between January 1, 2017, and June 30, 2022. We used negative binomial regression models to evaluate whether testing was associated with fewer OCS bursts in the 12-month period after an initial vi

SUBMITTER: Gleeson PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11585680 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature