Test Details

• Discipline:

  Immunology

  Immunology

• Specimen Container Adult:

  Serum-SST

  Serum-SST

• Specimen Container Paediatric:

  Serum-Plain tube

  Serum-Plain tube

• Minimum Volume Adult:

  1 ml (more for each)

  1 ml (more for each)

• Minimum Volume Paediatric:

  1 ml (more for each)

  1 ml (more for each)

• Special Requirement:

  An extra volume of blood sample will be required for each extra allergen requested (0.5 ml per allergen).

  An extra volume of blood sample will be required for each extra allergen requested (0.5 ml per allergen).

• Freq Analysis:

  Twice Weekly

  Twice Weekly

• Add On Test:

  All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 2821890, and must be confirmed via email to nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net

  All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 2821890, and must be confirmed via email to nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net

• Quality Assurance:

  UK NEQAS for Specific IgE

  UK NEQAS for Specific IgE

• Interpretation:

  The significance of any result depends on the clinical context; a positive result does not mean that a particular allergen is responsible for clinical symptoms. A negative result for an allergen do...

  The significance of any result depends on the clinical context; a positive result does not mean that a particular allergen is responsible for clinical symptoms. A negative result for an allergen does not necessarily exclude an allergy.

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• Reference Ranges:

  Normal Range: <0.35 kAU/L

  Normal Range: <0.35 kAU/L

• Other Info:

  The request must specify which allergens are to be tested, where there is doubt please discuss with the laboratory or with an Immunologist. Reported as values in kAU/L. The significance of any resu...

  The request must specify which allergens are to be tested, where there is doubt please discuss with the laboratory or with an Immunologist. Reported as values in kAU/L. The significance of any result depends on the clinical context; a positive result does not mean that a particular allergen is responsible for clinical symptoms. A negative result for an allergen does not necessarily exclude an allergy. An extra volume of blood sample will be required for each extra allergen requested (0.5 ml per allergen).

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• Routine Contact Name:

  Autoimmunity Lab

• Routine Telephone:

  0191 282 1890

  0191 282 1890

• Routine Email:

  nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net