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    ALATOP - A NEW IN-VITRO SCREENING-TEST FOR ATOPY
    (Cambridge Med Publ, 1994) YAZICIOGLU, M; SAYINBAS, P; ONES, U; SALTIK, A; TUGRUL, M
    The value of a new in vitro multiallergen IgE antibody test in the diagnosis of atopy in children was compared with that of skin-prick tests and total serum IgE level determination. Twenty children with clinical histories and symptoms of asthma, median age 5 years, and 20 healthy children, median age 5.5 years, were enrolled. Total serum IgE levels were evaluated as either normal or high by referring to kit values. Specific IgE antibodies to 12 different inhalant allergens were screened by the Alatop test. The accuracy figures for the tests compared with clinical diagnosis were 65.0%, 72.5% and 80.0%, for the total serum IgE determination, the Alatop test and the skin-prick test, respectively, and the other measures of clinical reliability showed a similar pattern. Although the skin-prick tests were the most sensitive and specific of the three, for screening atopic disease in children, the Alatop test provides a valuable alternative, and the combined use of skin-prick tests with the Alatop test will provide a more reliable screen than using any single test.
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    RISK OF TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION IN EDIRNE PRIMARY-SCHOOLS AND A REVIEW OF ITS EPIDEMIOLOGIC INDEXES
    (Turkish J Pediatrics, 1991) SALTIK, A; SUNGUR, I; AGUN, K
    The study population was defined as all first and fifth grade pupils from 17 primary schools located within Edirne Municipality. Of these 3188 pupils, aged 6 - 14 years, 569 had not received the BCG vaccine, and were tested for Tb with strengths of 1,3 or 5 TU PPD, and the reactions were evaluated. The annual risk of infection (AIR), a relatively new indice in Tb epidemiology, was determined in the different subgroups in which age, school grade and sex were taken into consideration. The results of each subgroup were compared with each other and with those reported in foreign countries. Global AIR was found to be 1.54 percent, a relatively very high value when compared with those reported in Syria and Egypt. The relative risk ratio was recorded as 22.4 percent in the Netherlands. Another rate parameter which is almost as important as AIR is the annual variation in AIR. In Turkey this rate has been varying annually by an average of 5% for over the past 21 years. These figures may be the result only of normal socioeconomic development rather than the effect of campaigns waged in the fight against Tb. We are convinced that under the conditions prevailing in Turkey, widespread, early vaccination with BCG is the best way to control Tb.