The screening RAST: is it a valid concept?
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.
Lehr
A J
AJ
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9035, USA.
Mabry
R L
RL
Mabry
C S
CS
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