Allergen, Food, Eggplant ALEGGP
| Method(s) | Quantitiative 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 as soon as possible or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 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). Collect refrigerated. |
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| Remarks | Patient Preparation: Multiple patient encounters should be avoided. |
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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 | 5011989 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CPTCode | 86003 | ||||||||||||||||||
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