Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate and send 0.5 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red top
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Gross hemolysis, gross lipemia, gross icterus
Stability
Room temperature: 4 hours
Refrigerated: 21 days
Frozen: 21 days