Allergen, Food, Tilapia IgE ALTILA
Method(s) | Quantitative ImmunoCAP Fluorescent Enzyme Immunoassay | ||||||||||||||||||
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Specimen Required | |||||||||||||||||||
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. Multiple specimen tubes should be avoided. |
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Transport | Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer refrigerated 0.25 mL serum plus 0.1 mL for each additional allergen ordered (Min: 0.25 mL plus 0.04 mL for each allergen ordered) |
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Stability | After separation from cells: Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen 1 year |
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Unacceptable Conditions | Hemolyzed, icteric, or lipemic specimens. |
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Schedule | Daily | ||||||||||||||||||
Billing Code | 5011978 | ||||||||||||||||||
CPTCode | 86003 | ||||||||||||||||||
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