Skin prick test , diagnosis allergy

In the diagnosis of cow s milk allergy, skin prick tests (PST) and APT yielded nearly similar mean sensitivity (0.53 and 0.51, respectively) and specificity figures (0.81 and 0.86, respectively) (Turnjamaa et al., 2006). 

B. Proust, D. A. Moneret-Vautrin, A. W. Burks, B. Bihain, H. A. Sampson, and G. Kanny. 2006. Predictive value of skin prick tests using recombinant allergens for diagnosis of peanut allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 118 (l) 250-256. 

Nittner-Marszalska, M., Wojcicka-Kustrzeba, I., Bogacka, E., Patkowski, J., and Dobek, R. 2001. Skin prick test response to enzyme enolase of the baker s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) in diagnosis of respiratory allergy. Med Sci. Monit 7(1) 121-124. 

In clinical diagnosis of sensitivity to allergens in food, the two methods used most frequently are the skin prick test (SPT) and the radioallergosorbent test (RAST). These tests have been used reliably for the diagnosis of allergy to peas, codfish, peanuts, egg white, wheat and wheat flour but were only partly reliable in detecting allergy to cow s milk, sardines, and white bea ns ( ). 

Turjanmaa K, Alenius H, Makinen-Kiljunen S, Palosuo T, Reunala T (1995a) Commercial skin prick test preparations in the diagnosis of rubber latex allergy (abstract). J Allergy Clin Immunol 93 299... 

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