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Laboratory diagnostic/services

The Allergy Unit offers a number of allergy-related tests, using fluoroenzyme immunoassay
Allergy and Immunology Research Centre (AIRC) DIAGNOSTIC TESTS PERFORMED BY ALLERGY UNIT
(FEIA) and immunoblot, as routine diagnostic testing. The total workload of Allergy Unit is shown
below. There was a total of 15,713 tests conducted in 2019 and 16,272 tests in 2020.

10,000
3,313 2,571 9,759 11,057

556
1,000
420
162
100 51
17
10 4

1
Total lgE Specific lgE Tryptase Eosinophilic Skin Prick Test
Cationic Protein
(ECP)
2019 2020

The Autoimmune Unit offers 28 laboratory tests related to autoimmune and infectious diseases.
A total of 33,158 tests were carried out in 2019 and 49,946 tests in 2020. This was an increase by
about 50%.

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS PERFORMED BY AUTOIMMUNE UNIT (A)

4000 3800 3630 3630 3630 3630
3500 3376
3121 3121 3121 3121 3042
3000 2754
2343 2400
2500 2228 2153
2000
1500
1113 1068
1000
500 275 321
0
Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane (GBM)
Extractable nuclear antigen (ENA) Anti-Gastric Parietal Cell Antibodies (APC) Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic (ANCA) Anti-Cyclic Citrulinated Antibody (CCP) 2019 2020
Anti-Mitochondrial Antibodies (AMA)
Anti-Smooth Muscle Antibodies (ASMA)
Anti-Acetylcholine Receptor Antibodies
Anti-Cardiolipin Antibodies (lgM & IgG)
Anti-Liver Kidney Microsomal