Table 2. The Reactivity of Various Recombinant Allergens to the IgE with
Sera of Patients with Allergic Aspergillosis (%)

Allergens

Subjects

Numbers

ELISA

Western blot

Immediate skin test reactivity

Reference

Asp f 1

ABPA

15

10/15 (67%)

+

8/15(53%)

Moser et al., 1994b 

Allergic asthma

10

5/10 (50%)

 

5/10(50%)

Atopics non A. fumigatus

6

0

 

0/6

Non-atopic, normals

7

0

-

0/7

ABPA

9

+

-

5/9(56%)

Moser et al., 1992

Allergic asthma

5

2 (40%)

 

2/5(40%)

Atopics non A. fumigatus

6

0

 

0/6

Non-atopic, normals

7

-

 

0/7

ABPA

30

24(80%)

 

24/30(80%)

Crameri et al., 1996b

Allergic asthma

5

2(40%)

 

2/5(40%)

Atopics non A. fumigatus

9

0

 

0/9

Non-atopic, normals

10

0

 

0/10

ABPA

24

20(83%)

   

Kurup et al., 2000

Allergic asthma

16

13(81%)

   

Non-atopic, normals

10

1(10%)

   

ABPA

24

16(67%)

   

Allergic asthma

16

0

   

Non-atopic, normals

10

0

   

ABPA

60

50(83%)

   

Crameri et al., 1998b  

Allergic asthma

40

18(45%)

   

Non-atopic, normals

20

0

   

Total

 

339

161

 

46

 

Asp f 2

ABPA

20

15(75%)

   

Banerjee et al., 1998

Allergic asthma

8

1(13%)

   

Non-atopic, normals

5

0

   

ABPA

24

21(88%)

+

 

Allergic asthma

16

0

-

 

Non-atopic, normals

10

0

-

 

ABPA

24

21(88%)

+

 

Allergic asthma

16

1(6%)

-

 

Non-atopic, normals

18

0

-

 

Total

 

141

59

     
Asp f 3

ABPA

11

11(100%)

 

11/11(100%)

Hemmann, 1998a

Allergic asthma

8

5(63%)

 

5/8(63%)

Non-atopic, normals

4

0

 

0/4

ABPA

24

20(83%)

   

Kurup et al., 2000

Allergic asthma

16

6(38%)

   

Non-atopic, normals

10

1(10%)

   

ABPA

24

19(79%)

   

Allergic asthma

10

5(50%)

   

Non-atopic, normals

10

1(10%)

   

ABPA

60

58(97%)

   

Crameri et al., 1998b

Allergic asthma

40

21(53%)

   

Non-atopic, normals

20

0

   
Total
 
237

147

 
16
 
Asp f 4

ABPA

60

48(80%)

   

Crameri et al., 1998b

Allergic asthma + Ab

40

0

   

Non-atopic, normals

20

0

   

ABPA

24

22(92%)

   

Kurup et al., 2000

Allergic asthma + Ab

16

0

   

Non-atopic, normals

10

0

   

ABPA

24

15(63%)

   

Allergic asthma + Ab

16

3(19%)

   

Non-atopic, normals

10

0

   

ABPA

12

10(83%)

 

10/12(83%)

Hemman et al., 1999

Allergic asthma

12

0

 

0/12

Non-atopic, normals

5

0

 

0/5

Total
 
249

98

 
10
 
Asp f 6

ABPA

60
33
    Crameri et al., 1998b

Allergic asthma + Ab

40
0
   

Non-atopic, normals

20
0
   

ABPA

24
14
    Kurup et al., 2000

Allergic asthma

16
0
   

Non-atopic, normals

10
0
   

ABPA

24
16
    Kurup et al., 2000

Allergic asthma + Ab

16
4
   

Non-atopic, normals

10
0
   

ABPA

12
5
 
5/12
Hemmann et al., 1999

Allergic asthma

12
0
 
0/12

Non-atopic, normals

5
0
 
0/5
Total
 
249
76
 
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