title: Regional individual allergen based miniscreen to predict IgE-mediated airborne allergy.
abstract: A small panel of local individual regional allergens (miniscreen) tested in vitro by FAST was developed to evaluate the utility of screening for IgE-mediated airborne allergy. Using this miniscreen in a population of 125 subjects referred for evaluation of possible allergic respiratory disorders would have increased the accuracy of referral from 74.4% to 95.6%. The miniscreen correctly classified 119 of the 125 subjects. The miniscreen appears to be a potentially useful tool for the allergy specialist in the present medical climate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Mansfield
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rael
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Acosta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000485:Allergens / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007256:Information Systems; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E