An anaphylactic reaction to highly purified pork insulin. Confirmation by RAST and RAST inhibition

Specific IgE Testing (RAST)

The diagnosis of allergic diseases is based on a combination of clinical history, physical examination, in vivo challenges, and in vitro test methods for the detection of allergen-specific IgE antibodies in the serum of patients. In spite of the fact that the determination of allergen-specific IgE in serum is widely used in daily clinical practice, one should be aware that such determinations, ...

Allergenic potency of bee antigens measured by RAST inhibition.

The potency of various bee antigens including bee venom, several whole bee body extracts and fractions of bee venom was studied using the RAST inhibition method. As compared to whole bee body extract, bee venom was a much more potent inhibitor of both bee venom and whole body RAST, suggesting that venom has a greater capacity to bind specific bee IgE antibodies. Whole body extracts also varied ...

Title Using the Metagenomics RAST server (MG-RAST) for analyzing shotgun metagenomes Source

INTERPRETATION OF IgE-MEDIATED ALLERGY TESTS (RAST)

The diagnosis of an allergy in a patient can be very complicated. Over the years a number of methods have been developed for the detection of the small amounts of specific-IgE (sIgE) in human serum. Selecting the appropriate allergy test can be difficult and it should be in context of a patient’s clinical presentation. The relevance of a test may also vary according to the patient’s age, allerg...

Antimicrobial Resistance Prediction in PATRIC and RAST

The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) mechanisms in bacterial pathogens, coupled with the dwindling number of effective antibiotics, has created a global health crisis. Being able to identify the genetic mechanisms of AMR and predict the resistance phenotypes of bacterial pathogens prior to culturing could inform clinical decision-making and improve reaction time. At PATRIC...