Comparison of Three Multiple Allergen Simultaneous Tests: RIDA Allergy Screen, MAST Optigen, and Polycheck Allergy

Table 1

Comparison of allergens and classes of three MAST assays.

	RIDA Allergy Screen	MAST Optigen	Polycheck Allergy
Inhalant allergens included in common	Soy bean, Milk, Egg White, Crab, Shrimp, Peach, Acacia, Ash mix, Birch-alder mix, Sallow willow, Hazelnut, Cedar Japanese, Oak white, Sycamore mix, Bermuda grass, Orchard grass, Timothy grass, Rye Cultbatd, Goldenrod, Pigweed, Russian thistle, Dandelion, Mugwort, Ragweed short, Alternaria, Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Penicillium, Cat, Dog, Cockroach Mix, House dust, D. farinae, D. pteronyssinus
Inhalant allergens included only in each reagent	Sweet vernal grass, Reed, Pine, Ox-eye-daisy	Cottonwood East	Redtop, Lilac, Fescue meadow, Latex, Tyrophagus putrescentiae, Ox-eye-daisy
Food allergens included in common	Soy beans, Milk, cheese, Egg white, Crab, Shrimp, Tuna, Codfish, Salmon, Pork, Chicken, Beef, Citrus mix, Wheat flour, Rice, Barley meal, Garlic, Peanut, Yeast bakers, Birch-Alder mix, Oak white, Rye, Mugwort, Ragweed short, Alternaria, Cat, Dog, Cockroach mix, House dust, D. farinae, D. pteronyssinus, Buckwheat meal
Food allergens included only in each reagent	Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Onion, Acarus siro, Tomato, Candida albicans		Tomato, Timothy grass pollen, Cacao, Mackerel, Potato, Sweet chestnut
Class 0	0.0–0.34	0–26	0.0–0.34
1	0.35–0.69	27–65	0.35–0.69
2	0.7–3.49	66–142	0.7–3.49
3	3.5–17.49	143–242	3.5–17.49
4	17.5–49.99	>242	17.5–49.99
5	50.00–99.99		50.00–99.99
6	>100		>100
Unit	IU/mL	LUs	kU/L