The Phadiatop In Vitro Test for Allergy in General Practice: Is it Useful?
- 1 June 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Family Practice
- Vol. 7 (2) , 144-148
- https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/7.2.144
Abstract
Dekker F W, Mulder Dzn J D, Kramps J A, Kaptein A A, Vandenbroucke J P and Dijkman J H. The Phadiatop in vitro test for allergy in general practice: is it useful? Family Practice 1990: 7: 144–14.8. A study was performed in order to assess the value of the Phadiatop, a new in vitro allergy test, in general practice. A total of 248 patients were screened for bronchial allergy with PRIST, RAST and the Phadiatop. Information about the patient history and the results of the PRIST, Phadiatop and RAST tests were presented consecutively to the general practitioner and his diagnoses based on and evolving from these were evaluated and compared with the diagnosis of a specialist. The general practitioner's diagnosis based on the resu Its of the Phadiatop was the closest of all the tests to the specialist diagnosis. It is concluded that Phadiatop is of great use in diagnosing bronchial allergy in general practice.Keywords
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