Comparison of Skin Tests and RAST for the Diagnosis of Bee Sting Allergy
- 1 August 1979
- Vol. 34 (4) , 249-256
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1398-9995.1979.tb01705.x
Abstract
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 with 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. 3 With the careful skin test procedure chosen, no adverse reactions were observed.Keywords
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