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.
Quantitative allergen-specific IgE test is indicated:
To determine if a patient has elevated allergen-specific IgE antibodies
Immediatley following collection, mix sample 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
Ambient (preferred) - 14 days
Refrigerated - 14 days
Frozen - 3 months
Freeze/thaw cycles - stable x3
ImmunoCAP®
Negative: < 0.1 kU/L