title: [The correlation of serum specific IgE detection and skin prick test in allergic rhinitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the correlation between serum specific immunoglobin E(sIgE) and skin prick test(SPT) and their differences of the positive rate.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and nine patients with allergic rhinitis were detected the serum slgE. The patients had positive symptoms and signs, positive SPT results with at least one allergen.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Specific IgE and SPT results of Dp,Df and Artemisia showed a positive correlation (r = 0.520, 0.4413, 0.764, P < 0.01). sIgE positive rates were 55.0%, 54.1% and 17.4% for Dp, Df and Artemisia respectively, whereas SPT positive rates were 68.8%,79.8% and 27.5% respectively. The difference between the positive rates of the sIgE and SPT was significant (chi2 = 27.93,18. 20,60. 60, are P< 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was a good correlation between specific IgE and SPT. SPT is more sensitive than sIgE, but SPT can not substitute for slgE,vice versa.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China.
authors: Yinghong
authors: Y
authors: Zhang
authors: Li
authors: L
authors: Zhu
authors: Ke
authors: K
authors: Zhang
authors: Ping
authors: P
authors: Zhang
authors: Yu
authors: Y
authors: Song
authors: Chen
authors: C
authors: Du
authors: Qingchuan
authors: Q
authors: Duan
authors: Furong
authors: F
authors: Ma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000485:Allergens / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D019306:Artemisia; D002648:Child; D040001:Dermatophagoides farinae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D065631:Rhinitis, Allergic; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012882:Skin Tests; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E