title: 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.
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens; D001514:Bee Venoms; D001516:Bees; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000175:diagnosis; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D001514:Bee Venoms; D007073:Immunoglobulin E