title: The screening RAST: is it a valid concept?
abstract: Dr. William King in 1982 advocated the use of a "miniscreen" panel of six antigens to cost-effectively initiate allergy testing. In a study of 100 consecutive patients, we found that a "midiscreen" of nine antigens was more sensitive and efficient and more accurately identified negative responders. However, the miniscreen was also effective if adjusted for regional antigen differences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9035, USA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lehr
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Mabry
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Mabry
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards*; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity