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Comparison of skin tests and RAST for the diagnosis of bee sting allergy.

Abstract
Skin tests and estimation of specific IgE-antibodies by the RAST are evaluated as diagnostic procedures in bee sting hypersensitivity with the followiny 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.
AuthorsR Patrizzi, U Müller, L Yman, R Hoigné
JournalAllergy (Allergy) Vol. 34 Issue 4 Pg. 249-56 (Aug 1979) ISSN: 0105-4538 [Print] Denmark
PMID517710 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Allergens
  • Bee Venoms
  • Immunoglobulin E
Topics
  • Allergens
  • Bee Venoms
  • Bees
  • Humans
  • Hypersensitivity (diagnosis)
  • Hypersensitivity, Immediate (diagnosis)
  • Immunoglobulin E (analysis)
  • Insect Bites and Stings (diagnosis, immunology)
  • Radioallergosorbent Test
  • Radioimmunoassay
  • Skin Tests

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