. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 10.

Published in final edited form as: Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2018 Feb;8(2):108–352. doi: 10.1002/alr.22073

TABLE VIII.F.3-2.

Comparative studies of allergy testing techniques

Test	Allergen	Sensitivity	Specificity	Gold standard
Skin-prick test	HDM	66.3-90.5%	47.6-95.2%	Bronchoprovocation,⁹⁴³ survey,⁹⁴⁶ nasal challenge^{943, 947}
	Grass	61.6-76%	61-85.7%	Survey^{856, 946}
	Cat	90%	90-92.7%	Survey,⁹⁴⁸ cat room⁷⁹³
	Mouse	67%	94%	Nasal challenge⁹³²
Skin intradermal test	HDM	N/A	85%	Nasal challenge⁹⁴⁹
	Grass	78.6%	75%	Nasal challenge⁸⁵⁶
	Cat	60%	39.5-46.2%	Cat room⁷⁹³
	Mouse	100%	65%	Nasal challenge⁹³²
sIgE (ImmunoCAP)	HDM	61.6-76.3%	47.6-72.8%	Bronchoprovocation,⁹⁴³ survey,⁹⁴⁶ nasal challenge^{943, 947, 949}
	Grass	69-75.5%	76.5%	Survey⁹⁴⁶
	Cat	48%	100%	Cat room⁷⁹³
	Mouse	74-92.2%	91%	Nasal challenge⁹³²

HDM = house dust mite; N/A = not available; sIgE = allergen-specific IgE.