Comparison of ImmunoCAP and Immulite serum specific IgE assays for the assessment of egg allergy.
Egg specific IgE levels are frequently used in combination with skin-prick tests to guide clinical decisions and to monitor egg allergy evolution in children. We compared both Immulite and ImmunoCAP egg specific IgE assays in egg allergic children, and found a linear correlation between both assays with a mean Immulite:ImmunoCAP ratio of 3. This is relevant information for clinicans wishing to estimate values from one assay to the other, as most literature has been published using the ImmunoCAP system.
Allergy and Immunology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montreal, QC Canada ; Allergy and Immunology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, 3175 Chemin de la Cote Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3T1C5 Canada.
François
F
Graham
Allergy and Immunology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montreal, QC Canada ; Allergy and Immunology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, 3175 Chemin de la Cote Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3T1C5 Canada.
Philippe
P
Bégin
Allergy and Immunology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montreal, QC Canada ; Allergy and Immunology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, 3175 Chemin de la Cote Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3T1C5 Canada.
Louis
L
Paradis
Allergy and Immunology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, 3175 Chemin de la Cote Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3T1C5 Canada.
Jonathan
J
Lacombe-Barrios
Allergy and Immunology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montreal, QC Canada.
Jean
J
Paradis
Allergy and Immunology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, 3175 Chemin de la Cote Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3T1C5 Canada.
Anne
A
Des Roches
Egg allergy; Food allergy; Immulite; ImmunoCAP; Specific IgE assays; UniCAP