The Phadiatop in vitro test for allergy in general practice: is it useful?
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's 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 results 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.
Dekker
F W
FW
Department of General Practice, University of Leiden, The Netherlands.
Mulder Dzn
J D
JD
Kramps
J A
JA
Kaptein
A A
AA
Vandenbroucke
J P
JP
Dijkman
J H
JH
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D011864:Radioimmunosorbent Test; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis*