title: In vitro testing for allergy diagnosis. Comparison of methods in common use.
abstract: In vitro assays for the measurement of specific IgE have been available for the last 30 years. Over this time there have been significant changes in their technology, ranging from a long 3-day test to a short 3-hour test and from a labor intensive test to a fully automated test. These new innovations have enabled today's in vitro assays to be far more efficient, reliable, and reproducible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Emanuel
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D007073:Immunoglobulin E