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, plasma, icteric specimen
Stability
Room temperature: 6 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days