Candida antigen
(Cand_Tec)

- Sample Type

Serum

- Uses

1. Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to Candida albicans (Monilia).

2. Identifying allergens

3. Responsible for allergic disease and/or anaphylactic episode .

4. To confirm sensitization prior to beginning immunotherapy.

5. To investigate the specificity of allergic reactions to insect venom allergens, drugs, or chemical allergens.

- Precautions

1. Separate serum from cells within one hour.

- Interfering factors

False-positive Candida in recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation due to administration of parenteral nutrition and fixed combinations of piperacillin-tazobactam.

- Pre Analytical Errors

1. Unlabeled sample.

2. Error in patient preparation.

3. Hemolyzed; bacterial contamination; lipemic, icteric, non-serum specimen types

- Post analytical errors.

1. Sent results to incorrect patient.

2. Delayed reporting.

- Corrective actions

1. Rejecting any sample without labelling.

2. Rejecting any Sample with hemolysis, lipemic and icteric.

3. Sending the report to the correct person.