title: Comparison of CLA with BPT, SPT, and RAST in children with asthma.
abstract: Bronchial provocation tests (BPT) with allergen extracts were performed in 82 children with asthma, and the results were compared with the chemiluminescent assay (CLA), the radio-allergo-sorbent-test (RAST) and skin prick test (SPT). It was found that CLA matched BPT with a concordance of 87% (77-93%), RAST with a concordance of 74% (64-83%) and SPT with 80% (70-88%). Most often, CLA and RAST gave similar results, although their classes did not match precisely.
authors.affiliation: Children's Allergy Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Ostergaard
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gammelby
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001985:Bronchial Provocation Tests; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D012372:ROC Curve; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E