48 Inhalant Panel IgG, IgG4 and IgA (Blood Spot) (add-on only)-US BioTek Kit:
p style="color:#800000">Note: This is a test kit that will be mailed to you. It can be performed using a dried blood spot or a blood draw. Unless we are told otherwise, the dried blood spot will be sent to you. It is your responsibility to arrange for the blood draw for your kit should you choose the blood draw.
Coupon Codes not valid for Add-on testing.
Fasting Required: No
Lab: US BioTek
Specimen: Bloodspot (serum upon request)
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. Avoid eating foods that may have potentially resulted in a previous adverse reaction and/or anaphylaxis, as secondary exposure may prove fatal. Do not perform this test if you are taking blood thinning medications or if you have a blood clotting disorder unless authorized by your healthcare practitioner.
Immunosuppressive drugs such as oral and 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.
Dried Blood Spot testing is not recommended for children under the age of 18 months.
Description: Spores and pollens from trees, grasses, mold, dust, and others can produce symptoms that range from minor to severe in affected individuals. Our inhalant panels assess IgG antibody response to 48 common allergens, providing helpful information for effective management of airborne sensitivities.
Specimens are tested in duplicate on ELISA platform. U S BioTek follows a diligent process to extract the key component from each analyte to ensure the antibody present in the patients’ serum will bind to it, and validate with positive and negative controls. The IgG antibodies, once bound to antigen, are detected through spectrophotometric analysis wherein the values are directly proportional to the concentration of the analytes in the sample.
Analytes tested: Grasses:
Miscellaneous:
Molds:
Trees:
Weeds
Coupon Codes not valid for Add-on testing.
Fasting Required: No
Lab: US BioTek
Specimen: Bloodspot (serum upon request)
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. Avoid eating foods that may have potentially resulted in a previous adverse reaction and/or anaphylaxis, as secondary exposure may prove fatal. Do not perform this test if you are taking blood thinning medications or if you have a blood clotting disorder unless authorized by your healthcare practitioner.
Immunosuppressive drugs such as oral and 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.
Dried Blood Spot testing is not recommended for children under the age of 18 months.
Description: Spores and pollens from trees, grasses, mold, dust, and others can produce symptoms that range from minor to severe in affected individuals. Our inhalant panels assess IgG antibody response to 48 common allergens, providing helpful information for effective management of airborne sensitivities.
Specimens are tested in duplicate on ELISA platform. U S BioTek follows a diligent process to extract the key component from each analyte to ensure the antibody present in the patients’ serum will bind to it, and validate with positive and negative controls. The IgG antibodies, once bound to antigen, are detected through spectrophotometric analysis wherein the values are directly proportional to the concentration of the analytes in the sample.
Analytes tested: Grasses:
- Bermuda Grass
- Brome Grass
- Johnson Grass
- Kentucky Blue Grass
- Orchard Grass
- Perennial Rye Grass
- Sweet Vernal Grass
- Timothy Grass
Miscellaneous:
- Cat Dander
- Dog Dander
- Dust Mite - D. farinae
- Dust Mite - D. pteronyssinus
- German Cockroach
- Latex
Molds:
- Alternaria tenuis/alternata
- Aspergillus fumigatus
- Cladosporium herbarum
- Penicillium notatum
Trees:
- Acacia
- American Beech
- American Elm
- American Hazelnut
- Box Elder
- Cottonwood
- European White Birch
- Grey Alder
- Hickory
- Italian Cypress
- Mesquite
- Mountain Cedar (Juniper)
- Pecan
- Walnut
- White Ash
- White Mulberry
- White Oak
- White Pine
Weeds
- Cocklebur
- Common Ragweed
- English Plantain
- Firebush
- Lamb's Quarters
- Mugwort
- Nettle
- Pigweed
- Rough Marshelder
- Russian Thistle
- Sheep Sorrel
- Wormwood