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|Articles|October 1, 2004

Allergy Testing, Treatment

Serum testing and easy-to-read results allow more-accurate detection of allergen specific canine, feline and equine IgE, Greer Laboratories reports.

Serum testing and easy-to-read results allow more-accurate detection of allergen specific canine, feline and equine IgE, Greer Laboratories reports. Elisa-based immunotherapy has been demonstrated to be greater than 75-percent effective, the company says. Greer Laboratories' prescription compounding service provides each patient's specifically formulated allergy immunotherapy set and a detailed dosage schedule.

The Aller-g-complete test is a solid-phase enzyme immunoassay that incorporates a cocktail of monoclonal anti-IgE antibodies to detect multiple antigenic sites on IgE molecules. It features 48 pollens and molds, 12 insects including Culicoides and horse fly, 12 common farm and stable allergens including grain mill dust mix, grains and specific barn molds. Veterinarians provide 3 ml to 5 ml of patient serum in the vial included, complete the history and order form and use the postage-paid mailer to send to Greer.

Test results are easy to interpret and available in 24 hours.

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