title: Efficacy of alternative tests for delayed-cyclic food hypersensitivity.
abstract: With the oral challenge food test (OCFT) used as the standard for delayed-cyclic food hypersensitivity diagnosis, blinded comparison studies were accomplished with 175 in vitro food specific IgE and 180 IgG radioallergosorbent tests, 180 food enzyme-linked immune complex assays, and 155 in vivo Multi-Test prick tests. The study was multi-centered, eight physicians and 37 patients participating. All of the compared tests were shown to be approximately 50% efficient when compared with the OCFT results, and, thus, nonefficacious.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Waco, Texas.
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Fadal
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Trevino
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Pierce
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Boyles
mesh_terms: D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005502:Food; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000175:diagnosis; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012882:Skin Tests