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Comparison between two different assays for measurements of allergen‐specific IgE and skin prick test in the diagnosis of insect venom allergy
Author(s) -
Eiken P.,
Mosbech H.,
Jacobsen L.,
Larsen P.,
Scharling B.,
Svendsen U. G.,
SøesPetersen U.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.363
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1398-9995
pISSN - 0105-4538
DOI - 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1992.tb00671.x
Subject(s) - radioallergosorbent test , sting , allergen , medicine , immunoglobulin e , allergy , immunology , venom , insect bites and stings , biology , antibody , aerospace engineering , ecology , engineering
Forty‐one patients stung by wasp and 29 by bee were evaluated by comparing the correlation between skin prick test (SPT), Phadebas radioallergosorbent test (P‐RAST) and Magic Lite SQ Specific IgE assay (LIA). All patients had had a systemic reaction to insect sting. In the patients stung by bee we found agreement between SPT and P‐RAST, and SPT and LIA. Similarly, there were no significant differences in sensitivity between P‐RAST and LIA (p>0.05). In patients stung by wasp, SPT was found to be more sensitive than P‐RAST. There were no differences between SPT and LIA or between P‐RAST and LIA.