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- Title
CAP-Inhibition, Molecular Diagnostics, and Total IgE in the Evaluation of Polistes and Vespula Double Sensitization.
- Authors
Quercia, Oliviero; Cova, Vittoria; Martini, Matteo; Cortellini, Gabriele; Murzilli, Francesco; Bignardi, Donatella; Cilia, Marcello; Scarpa, Alessandro; Bilò, Maria Beatrice
- Abstract
Cross-reactions between Polistes dominula and Vespula species are common in southern Europe. Currently, only CAP-inhibition demonstrates high accuracy in identifying genuine sensitizations, but this method is time-consuming and expensive, so a new approach is required. This study investigates skin tests, molecular diagnostics, total IgE (tIgE), and the Ves v 5/Pol d 5 (or vice versa) ratio. The ratio generated low-accuracy results and poor agreement with CAP-inhibition, and we did not find any agreement between CAP-inhibition test and double values of Ves v 5/Pol d 5. Nevertheless, a slight diagnostic improvement was obtained when Ves v 5/tIgE and Pol d 5/tIgE were measured.
- Subjects
VESPULA; MOLECULAR diagnosis; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SENSITIZATION (Neuropsychology); MEDICAL care
- Publication
International Archives of Allergy & Immunology, 2018, Vol 177, Issue 4, p365
- ISSN
1018-2438
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000491939