Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum refrigerated in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red Top
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Gross hemolysis, grossly lipemic, grossly icteric
Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days