Allergy & Food Intolerance
Diagnostics
FastCheckPOC® 20 rapid allergy test covers some of the most prevelant allergies, inhalation and food, worldwide. FastCheckPOC® 20 is ideal for healthcare professionals to screen their patients for allergies during consultation. FastCheckPOC® 20 results are semi-quantitative, i.e. the visual categorization into 5 levels enables the classification of the allergy test results into respective CAP classes.
With the test kit you receive
- FastCheckPOC® 20 test cassette
- Small reagent rack with color-coded test tubes
- Syringe for injecting the blood sample and reagents
- Blood collection set with alcohol swab, safety lancet,
capillary tube (lithium heparin), cotton swab and adhesive bandage - Descriptive instructions with pictures
- Evaluation sheet for the patient’s test results
Correlation between FastCheckPOC® – Levels, sensitisation, and CAP classes and sIgE concentrations
FCP 20-Level | Sensitisation | CAP Class | sIgE [kUA/L] | Signal |
1 | low | 0 - 2 | 0 - 3.4 | |
2* | moderate | 2 - 3 | 0.7 - 17.4 | |
3 | high | 3 - 4 | 3.5 - 49.9 | |
4* | very high | 4 - 5 | 17.5 - 100 | |
5 | very high | 5 - 6 | >50 |
FastCheckPOC® 20 Performance Study
How to perform the test? – Video
Concordance between FastCheckPOC 20 and laboratory tests:
- 83 % Concordance
- 11 % FCP 20 positive
- 6 % FCP 20 negative
• 11% showed positive results but negative results in the laboratory test
• Sensitivity of FastCheckPOC 20 was 82%, specificity was 84%.
Note: The above FastCheckPOC 20 study results are in line with other published study results comparing different laboratory methods for measuring specific IgE. The study by Goikoextea et. al. concluded that methods for detection of specific IgE from different manufacturers are not comparable and that there would be differences in results as the test results depend on the type and source of allergen extract used in the method. (Goikoetxea, M.J., et. al. (2013) Recommendations for the Use of In Vitro Methods to Detect Specific Immunoglobulin E: Are They Comparable?, J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2013; Vol. 23 (7): 448-454)