[Comparative analysis of PD25-V50 and PD20-FEV1 as a judgement of bronchial provocation test]

PD25-V50 as a judgement of bronchial provocation test was compared with PD20-FEV1. Both PD25-V50 and PD20-FEV1 showed linear correlation, but PD25-V50 was more sensitive than PD20-FEV1 for the diagnosis of bronchial asthma, and had higher specificity and sensitivity, and lower false-negative and false-positiverate. Moreover PD25-V50 provided the advantages of shorter period of histamine provocation and lower dose of inhaled histamine, so that avoided the side effects of higher dose of histamine.