Research Article

Evaluation of a Novel Rapid Test System for the Detection of Allergic Sensitization to Timothy Grass Pollen against Established Laboratory Methods and Skin Prick Test

Table 1

Agreement between visual and scanner-based interpretation of test result and to skin prick test (SPT).

Kappa = 1.0; p = 1.5  Scanner

SPTposnegTotal

pos35035
neg01515
Total351550

Kappa = 0.95; p = 1.5  Visual

ScannerposnegTotal

pos34135
neg01515
Total341650

Kappa 0.95; p = 1.5  Visual

SPTposnegTotal

pos34135
neg01515
Total341650