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
Specimen: Serum
Lab: US BioTek
Results: 7-10 business days
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 collections, 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.
Immunosuppresive 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.
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
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
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.