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
Plasma: Lavender EDTA
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Gross hemolysis, Grossly lipemic, Grossly icteric
Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 90 days