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Sulfonamides Undifferentiated, Serum/Plasma
Test CodeSULF
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Minimum Volume
0.4 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube or EDTA (pink-top) tube
Instructions
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic screw-cap vial
Transport Container
Transport tube
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 90 days
Frozen: 90 days
Refrigerated: 90 days
Frozen: 90 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Serum separator tube (SST) • Polymer gel separation tube (PST) • Received room temperature
Methodology
Spectrophotometry (SP)
Setup Schedule
Thursday
Report Available
Reports in 1-8 days at nms
Clinical Significance
Antibiotic level
