Allergen, Fungi and Molds, Curvularia lunata IgE




Test Mnemonic

CRVLRA

CPT Codes

  • 86003 - QTY (1)

Includes

  • Allergen, Fungi/Mold, C. lunata IgE

Performing Laboratory

ARUP


Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
0.5 mLSerumSST (Gold) RefrigeratedSeparate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer serum to standard aliquot tube.

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
0.25 mL     

Stability

Environmental Condition Description
Refrigerated2 weeks
Frozen1 year
Ambient48 hours

Days Performed

Sun - Sat

Turnaround Time

2 - 4 days

Methodology

Name Description
Quantitative ImmunoCAP Fluorescent Enzyme Immunoassay 

Reference Range

Allergen, Fungi/Mold, C. lunata IgE
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
       Less than 0.10 kU/L: No significant level detected  
       0.10 - 0.34 kU/L: Clinical relevance undetermined  
       0.35 - 0.70 kU/L: Low  
       0.71 - 3.50 kU/L: Moderate  
       3.51 - 17.50 kU/L: High  
       17.51 kU/L or greater: Very High  

Special Info

Hemolyzed, icteric, or lipemic specimens will be rejected. This test is New York state approved.

Clinical Info

Allergen results of 0.10-0.34 kU/L are intended for specialist use as the clinical relevance is undetermined. Even though increasing ranges are reflective of increasing concentrations of allergen-specific IgE, these concentrations may not correlate with the degree of clinical response or skin testing results when challenged with a specific allergen. The correlation of allergy laboratory results with clinical history and in vivo reactivity to specific allergens is essential. A negative test may not rule out clinical allergy or even anaphylaxis.