15 Mold Panel IgE + Total IgE (Serum)-US BioTek Kit:
Note: This is a test kit that will be mailed to you. It requires a blood draw. It is your responsibility to arrange the blood draw for your kit and payment of your specimen collection.
Fasting Required: No
Lab: US BioTek
Specimen: Serum
Results: Average processing time 7-10 business days
Note: Result turnaround times are an estimate and are not guaranteed. Our reference lab may need additional time due to weather, holidays, confirmation/repeat testing, or equipment maintenance.
Special Instructions: It is suggested that you maintain your usual dietary habits and consume a variety of foods when possible within a couple weeks prior to blood collection, unless advised otherwise by your healthcare practitioner. Do not reintroduce allergens that may have potentially resulted in a previous adverse reaction and/or anaphylaxis, as secondary exposure may prove fatal.
Immunosuppressive drugs such as oral or intranasal corticosteroids (e.g. prednisone, beclomethasone, fluticasone, triamcinolone) and topical cortisone suspensions and creams, in addition to immune modulating drugs, may affect test results for antibody assessment.
Total IgE measurement is unavailable for patients under 10 years of age.
Description: Airborne exposure to molds has been known to cause allergic symptoms in sensitive individuals, including coughing, sneezing, asthma, and skin rashes.
Analytes Tested:
- Alternaria tenuis/Alternata
- Aspergillus fumigatus
- Candida albicans
- Cladosporium herbarum
- Curvularia lunata
- Epicoccum purpurascens
- Fusarium monoliforme
- Helminthosporium halodes
- Mucor racemosus
- Penicillium notatum
- Phoma betae
- Pityrosporum orbiculare
- Rhizopus nigricans
- Stemphylium botryosum
- Trichoderma viride