title: Correlation of MAST chemiluminescent assay (CLA) with RAST and skin prick tests for diagnosis of inhalant allergic disease.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare the new multiple allergosorbent chemiluminescent assay (MAST CLA) system with the RAST and skin prick tests as an adjunct to the diagnosis of inhalant allergies. In this report, MAST CLA and RAST have given similar results, but no technique is as sensitive as skin tests for allergen-specific diagnosis of inhalant allergic disease.
authors.affiliation: Service of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scolozzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boccafogli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vicentini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baraldi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bagni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007163:Immunosorbent Techniques; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis*