Water chestnut, IgE-994

Test info

  
Water chestnut, IgE
  
994
  
LAB994
  
MSO
  
Allergen
Eleocharis tuberosa
  
  • Detect possible allergic responses to various substances in the environment such as animals, antibiotics, foods, grasses, house dust, mites, insects, insulin, molds, smuts, trees, and weeds
  • Evaluate hay fever, asthma, atopic eczema, and respiratory allergy

Specimen

  
Serum
  
  
1.0 mL
  
0.5 mL
  

Immediately following collection, mix sample thoroughly by gently inverting 5 times

  
  1. Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
  2. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
  

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

  
  
  1. Allow sample to clot
  2. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
  3. Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum
  
  

Ambient (preferred) - 4 weeks

Refrigerated - 4 weeks

Frozen - 3 months

  
  • Lipemic samples may lead to rejection

Performance

  
Viracor Eurofins (33810)via LabCorp (828289): R-NX
  
Daily
  
4 - 5 days
  

Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

< 0.35 kU/L

Billing

  
86003
  
Yes
  

Tracking

  
01/28/2020
  
01/10/2024
  
01/10/2024