Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red top
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Hemolysis, lipemia or microbially contaminated samples
Stability
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: Undetermined