Stinging Insects Allergen Profile, Serum

Honeybee Venom, Wasp Venom, White Faced Hornet Venom, Yellow Faced Hornet Venom, Yellow Jacket Venom

Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to honeybee, yellow jacket, wasp, yellow faced hornet, and white faced hornet venoms

Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms

Identifying allergens:
-Responsible for allergic disease and/or anaphylactic episode
-To confirm sensitization prior to beginning immunotherapy
-To investigate the specificity of allergic reactions to insect venom allergens, drugs, or chemical allergens

Serum

Preferred: Red top
Acceptable: Serum gel
Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

For 1 allergen: 0.3 mL
For more than 1 allergen: (0.05 mL x number of allergens) + 0.25 mL deadspace

Room Temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated (preferred): 14 days
Frozen: 90 days

Fluorescence Enzyme Immunoassay (FEIA)

1-3 days

Monday - Saturday

Includes testing for honeybee, yellow jacket, wasp, yellow faced hornet, and white faced hornet venoms.

86003 x 5

Detection of IgE antibodies in serum (Class 1 or greater) indicates an increased likelihood of allergic disease as opposed to other etiologies and defines the allergens responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms.

The level of IgE antibodies in serum varies directly with the concentration of IgE antibodies expressed as a class score or kU/L.

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