87301:PNEUMONITIS HYPERSENSITIVITY PANEL
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Fluoroenzyme Immunoassay (FEIA) |
| Edit Date: |
8/30/2005 |
| Components: |
Aspergillus fumigatus / Thermoactinomyces vulgaris / Micropolyspora faeni |
| Performed: |
Varies |
| Released: |
72 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
| CPT Code: |
86606-90, 86671-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum from cells and pour into a screw-cap sterile vial. Maintain sterility. Refrigerate. |
| Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum. |
| Minimum Volume: |
200 uL serum. |
| Transport: |
Refrgerated. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Specimen other than serum; hemolysis; lipemia. |
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IgG antibodies to A. fumigatus |
≤ 110 mg/L normal |
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IgG antibodies to T. vulgaris |
≤ 60 mg/L normal |
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IgG antibodies to M. faeni |
≤ 25 mg/L normal |
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