Comparison of Three Multiple Allergen Simultaneous Tests: RIDA Allergy Screen, MAST Optigen, and Polycheck Allergy
Table 4
Concordance of three MAST assays with ImmunoCAP according to antigen panels.
Agreement with ImmunoCAP(+)
Agreement with ImmunoCAP(−)
RIDA
MAST Optigen
Polycheck
RIDA
MAST Optigen
Polycheck
Inhalant panel*
House dust
0/3 (0%)†
3/3 (100%)
3/3 (100%)
NA
NA
NA
Milk
NA
NA
NA
2/3 (66.7%)
0/3 (0%)
3/3 (100%)
Mugwort
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
Crab
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
Timothy grass
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
0/1 (0%)
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
Dandelion
NA
NA
NA
0/1 (0%)
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
Peach
0/3 (0%)
3/3 (100%)
0/3 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
Cockroach mix
NA
NA
NA
1/1 (100%)
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
Birch-alder mix
NA
NA
NA
1/2 (50%)
0/2 (0%)
2/2 (100%)
Hazelnut
NA
NA
NA
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
0/1 (0%)
Alternaria
1/1 (100%)
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
Rye, cultbatd
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
0/1 (0%)
NA
NA
NA
Aspergillus
NA
NA
NA
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
Sycamore mix
NA
NA
NA
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
Cedar Japanese
NA
NA
NA
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
Ox-eye-daisy
1/1 (100%)
NA
0/1 (0%)
NA
NA
NA
Orchard grass
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
0/1 (0%)
NA
NA
NA
Food panel*
D. pteronyssinus
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
NA
NA
NA
House dust
NA
NA
NA
2/2 (100%)
2/2 (100%)
0/2 (0%)
Milk
1/3 (33.3%)
3/3 (100%)
1/3 (33.3%)
0/1 (0%)
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
Mugwort
NA
NA
NA
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
Dog
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
0/1 (0%)
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
Egg white
0/2 (0%)
2/2 (100%)
1/2 (50%)
NA
NA
NA
Soy beans
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
NA
NA
NA
Shrimp
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
0/1 (0%)
NA
NA
NA
cheese
1/3 (33.3%)
3/3 (100%)
0/3 (0%)
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
Garlic
1/1 (100%)
0/1 (0%)
0/1 (0%)
NA
NA
NA
Alternaria
1/2 (50%)
1/2 (50%)
1/2 (50%)
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
Cat
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
NA
NA
NA
Codfish
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
0/1 (0%)
NA
NA
NA
Salmon
1/2 (50%)
2/2 (100%)
0/2 (0%)
NA
NA
NA
Pork
NA
NA
NA
0/2 (0%)
2/2 (100%)
2/2 (100%)
Chicken
1/2 (50%)
1/2 (50%)
0/2 (0%)
NA
NA
NA
Beef
NA
NA
NA
0/2 (0%)
0/2 (0%)
2/2 (100%)
Citrus mix
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
0/1 (0%)
NA
NA
NA
RIDA: RIDA Allergy Screen, Polycheck: Polycheck Allergy, NA: not available. *Antigen panels were shown in the order of decreasing positive rate in Korean population [7]. †Number of positive results/number tested (%).
