The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK


Farmer's Lung Serology and Interpretation
Order Code: FARM
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req
  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube
Minimum:
Adult - 3 mL serum from red top tube
Pediatric - 1 mL serum from red top tube
Rejection Criteria:
Plasma.  Severely lipemic, contaminated, or hemolyzed specimens.
Analytic Time:
2 weeks
Reference Range:
Components                        Reference Interval
Aspergillus Fumigatus #1          None detected
Aspergillus Fumigatus #6          None detected
Aureobasidium pullulans           None detected
Pigeon Serum                      None detected
Micropolyspora faeni              None detected
Thermoactinomyces vulgaris #1     None detected
Aspergillus flavus                None detected
Aspergillus fumigatus #2          None detected
Aspergillus fumigatus #3          None detected
Saccharomonospora viridis         None detected
Thermoactinomyces candidus        None detected
Thermoactinomyces sacchari        None detected

Allergen, Fungi & Molds,          Class 00: < 0.35 kU/L Absent or
  Phoma betae                               undetectable
                                  Class 01: 0.35-0.70 kU/L Low
                                  Class 02: 0.71-3.50 kU/L Moderate
                                  Class 03: 3.51-17.50 kU/L High
                                  Class 04: 17.51-50.00 kU/L Very High
                                  Class 05: 50.01-100.00 kU/L Very High
                                  Class 06: > 100.00 kU/L Very High

Allergen, Food, Beef              Class 00: < 0.35 kU/L Absent or
                                            undetectable
                                  Class 01: 0.35-0.70 kU/L Low
                                  Class 02: 0.71-3.50 kU/L Moderate
                                  Class 03: 3.51-17.50 kU/L High
                                  Class 04: 17.51-50.00 kU/L Very High
                                  Class 05: 50.01-100.00 kU/L Very High
                                  Class 06: > 100.00 kU/L Very High

Allergen, Food, Pork              Class 00: < 0.35 kU/L Absent or
                                            undetectable
                                  Class 01: 0.35-0.70 kU/L Low
                                  Class 02: 0.71-3.50 kU/L Moderate
                                  Class 03: 3.51-17.50 kU/L High
                                  Class 04: 17.51-50.00 kU/L Very High
                                  Class 05: 50.01-100.00 kU/L Very High
                                  Class 06: > 100.00 kU/L Very High

Allergen, Epidermals & Animal     Class 00: < 0.35 kU/L Absent or
  Proteins, Feather Mix (Parakeet           undetectable
  Feathers-Budgerigar)            Class 01: 0.35-0.70 kU/L Low
                                  Class 02: 0.71-3.50 kU/L Moderate
                                  Class 03: 3.51-17.50 kU/L High
                                  Class 04: 17.51-50.00 kU/L Very High
                                  Class 05: 50.01-100.00 kU/L Very High
                                  Class 06: > 100.00 kU/L Very High
Comments:
Please include relevant clinical information on test order form.
Methodology:
Immunodiffusion
CPT Code:
86003(x4)
86331(x12)

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Updated: 10/17/2007

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