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
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 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.
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
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