Allergy · 1989 · 11 citations · 8 references
Life SciencesDermatologyImmunologyAllergyClinical ImmunologyHypersensitivityAllergic Skin DiseasesAllergy DiagnosticsFood AllergensFood AllergyIge-mediated AllergyPatch TestingAllergen Component DiagnosticsAllergen ImmunologyAllergen Sensitization AssessmentAllergen-specific Immunoglobulin E AssaysComparative EvaluationImmediate Hypersensitivity TestingIntradermal Skin TestingSkin Test Interpretation
The specific IgE levels for 11 allergens were compared in 288 patients by means of the Phadebas RAST and the IgE-FAST. Agreement (less than 1 class difference) was observed in 78.7% of the cases. The best agreement was observed with Phleum pratense, egg white, corn, Betula verrucosa and cat epithelium. In 91 cases the results were retrospectively compared with clinical data and skin tests. When RAST and FAST differed (n = 31) 93.5% and 51.6% of the respective results were in agreement with the skin test. When RAST and FAST were similar (n = 60) 81.7% and 80.0% of the respective results were in agreement with the skin test. It was concluded that the RAST and the FAST gave similar results in most cases but that the RAST was more sensitive than the FAST, especially when the results obtained with both methods differed.
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DIAGNOSIS OF ALLERGY BY AN IN-VITRO TEST FOR ALLERGEN ANTIBODIES
Leif Wide, H. Bennich, S. G. O. Johansson · The Lancet · 1967 · 1.3K citations
Life Sciences, Immunology, Allergy +11