Specimen Requirement

Serum
Draw blood in a gold-top (serum separator) gel tube or a red-top (no additive) tube. Label the specimen with the patient’s name (first and last), date of birth, date and time of draw, the phlebotomist’s initials and as serum. Spin down and send 1 mL of serum refrigerated. For pediatric specimens, draw blood in 2 red-topped MICROTAINER^®s. 

Specimen stability:   
5 days refrigerated at 2-8°C
Freeze at ≤ -20°C for longer storage.

Minimum volume:    
1 mL

Specimen rejection criteria:

Hemolyzed or lipemic specimens are not acceptable.