Guidelines for conducting provocation tests with allergens. German Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology and German Society for Immunology

Guidelines for bronchial allergen provocation tests, first published in 1984, are updated by this paper. This version has been compiled in repeated meetings of a panel of experts after evaluation of the publications available. Precise statements regarding indications, contraindications, after safety measures are given. Three evidence-based protocols are submitted in detail.