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Precipitins to inhaled avian antigens: Results of an inter‐laboratory study
Author(s) -
BERGMANN K.CH.,
AIACHE J. M.,
BARTMANN K.,
FOOKEACHTERRATH M.,
KRAFT D.,
LONGBOTTOM J. L.,
WICHERT P. V.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
clinical and experimental allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1365-2222
pISSN - 0954-7894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1983.tb02621.x
Subject(s) - precipitin , antigen , asymptomatic , extrinsic allergic alveolitis , immunology , medicine , biology , lung
Summary Precipitins against avian antigens in sera from patients with extrinsic allergic alveolitis, asymptomatic pigeon and chicken breeders and from control individuals were tested with different antigen extracts in six laboratories by a variety of different methods. Eighty percent of the results coincided in identifying the positive sera from patients and 90% in identifying the controls. It seems possible therefore to exchange results among experienced laboratories with fair confidence.