Comparison of Skin Tests and RAST for the Diagnosis of Bee Sting Allergy.

Autor: Patrizzi, R., Müller, U., Yman, L., Hoigné, R.
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Zdroj: Allergy; Aug79, Vol. 34 Issue 4, p249-256, 8p
Abstrakt: Skin tests and estimation of specific IgE-antibodies by the RAST are evaluated as diagnostic procedures in bee sting hypersensitivity with the following results: (1) Tests with venom antigens are highly superior to tests wich wholebody extracts. (2) With bee venom results of skin tests and RAST correspond in 82%, with bee wholebody extracts in 68% (3) Both with skin tests and the RAST with bee venom a good discrimination between patients with bee sting hypersensitivity and non-allergic controls is observed. Skin tests with bee venom are somewhat more sensitive than bee venom-RAST. (4) With the careful skin test procedure chosen, no adverse reactions were observed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index