ImmunoCAPTM Testing Algorithms and Pocket Guides
Confidently diagnose and manage allergies with the support of testing algorithms and pocket guides.
Access concise information on how to interpret ImmunoCAPTM Specific IgE test results as well as potential clinical implications to aid in your diagnosis and patient management plan.
How to interpret ImmunoCAP Specific IgE test results
Results indicate a patient’s level of sensitization to a specific allergen, meaning ImmunoCAP Specific IgE testing can aid in diagnosing a clinical allergy.
Results are reported in the amount of IgE antibodies for a specific allergen in kilounits of allergen per liter of blood (kUA/l).
Results ≥0.1 kUA/l indicate an allergen sensitization, which can be used to help clinically diagnose allergy as long as patient history is taken into account. ImmunoCAP tests alone cannot diagnose a clinical allergy.1
Sensitization levels vary from patient to patient, and there is no standardized numerical amount which indicates the severity of a reaction. Therefore, each patient’s personal symptom history must be considered before diagnosing.
Example:
- Patient A has a cat allergen sensitization of 10 kUA/l but does not react to cats.
Patient A is sensitized to cats but not allergic. - Patient B has a cat allergen sensitization of 5 kUA/l and experiences severe rhinitis when exposed.
Patient B may be clinically diagnosed with a cat allergy.
The role of allergen components in testing
Uncover a granular understanding of allergies to improve diagnoses.
Allergen component tests measure allergic sensitization to specific proteins and/or carbohydrates found in whole allergens, which gives you a deeper understanding of cross-reactivity, potential severity, and potential tolerance.2
Testing with allergen components can lead to optimized:2,3
- Allergy diagnosis
- Allergy management
- Insights for specialized treatment options
Allergy diagnostic result guides
Discover the complete collection of ImmunoCAP Specific IgE testing algorithms and pocket guides designed to aid in diagnostic and patient management efforts.
Discover more about how ImmunoCAP Specific IgE testing aids in the diagnosis of food allergy.
- ImmunoCAP Specific IgE Directions for Use 2020 for the Phadia Laboratory Systems.
- Canonica, G.W., et al., A WAO - ARIA - GA(2)LEN consensus document on molecular-based allergy diagnostics. World Allergy Organ J, 2013. 6(1): p. 17.
- Matricardi, P.M., et al., EAACI Molecular Allergology User's Guide. Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 2016. 27 Suppl 23: p 77, 79-81, 97, 100, 142-143, 152, 158
