ImmunoCAP

Allergy Testing Technology

• A comparison of skin prick tests, intradermal skin tests, and RASTs in the diagnosis of cat allergy

• Analytical precision and accuracy of commercial immunoassays for specific IgE: establishing a standard

• ImmunoCAP Specific IgE test: an objective tool for research and routine allergy diagnosis

• In vitro allergy diagnosis: comparison of a new method of fully automated determination of specific IgE, using Immulite 2000 compared with UniCAP 100 [ImmunoCAP 100]

• In vitro assays for the diagnosis of IgE-mediated disorders

• In vitro and skin testing for allergy: comparable clinical utility and costs

• Relationship between food-specific IgE concentrations and the risk of positive food challenges in children and adolescents

• Studies on the relationship between the level of specific IgE antibodies and the clinical expression of allergy: definition of levels distinguishing patients with symptomatic from patients with asymptomatic allergy to common aeroallergens

Clinical Utility of Allergy Testing

• A further evaluation of the clinical use of specific IgE antibody testing in allergic diseases

• Role and interpretation of total serum IgE measurements in the diagnosis of allergic airway disease in adults

• Understanding the usefulness of specific IgE blood tests in allergy

• Usefulness of specific IgE antibody tests: a progress report

Childhood Disease Management

• Allergic factors associated with the development of asthma and the influence of cetirizine in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial: first results of ETAC

• The Canadian Childhood Asthma Primary Prevention Study: outcomes at 7 years of age

• Determinants of total and specific IgE in infants with atopic dermatitis

• Diagnosing allergic diseases in children: practical recommendations for consulting pathologists

• Diagnosis of allergy syndromes: do symptoms always mean allergy?

• Mediators in allergy diagnosis

Respiratory Disease Management

• Assessment of quality of life in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis with the French version of the SF-36 Health Status Questionnaire

• Becoming a complete “asthmologist”

• Consequences of misdiagnosing allergic rhinitis

• Current issues relating to in vitro testing for allergen-specific IgE: a workshop report

• Evidence-based diagnostic strategies for evaluating suspected allergic rhinitis

• Impact of allergic rhinitis and related airway disorders

• Respiratory disease: addressing the underlying cause

• Seeking IgE—know the allergen, improve the care

• Sensitization to common allergens in adults with asthma

• Quality of life in asthma: internal consistency and validity of the SF-36 Questionnaire