Interpret the results of a RAST test conducted as follows (cpm = radioactive counts per minute):
Control with no IgE: 35 cpm Control with IgE: 10,253 cpm
Specimen results with allergen panel:
ragweed = 32 cpm milk = 15,589 cpm oak pollen= 33 cpm
A) The results are invalid because the negative control and positive control reactions are
backward.
B) The specimen reveals an allergy to milk.
C) The results are invalid because the positive control reaction is incorrect.
D) The results are invalid because the negative control reaction is incorrect.
E) The specimen reveals an allergy to ragweed and oak pollen.
B
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