Specimen Requirements

Preferred Collection Container: 

SST (Serum Separator)

Also Acceptable Collection Container: 

Lavender (EDTA)

Collection Information: 

Collect blood in a SST (Serum Separator). Laveder (EDTA) is also acceptable.

Transport Information: 

Centrifuge and aliquot 1.0 mL of serum or plasma into a plastic transport vial. Send frozen.

Minimum Sample Volume: 

0.2 mL of serum or plasma (approximately 0.4 mL of whole blood based upon a normal patient hematocrit)

Remarks: 

Serum or plasma must be separated from cells within 45 minutes of venipuncture. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, please submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested.