Amikacin, Trough

Message

Testing performed at Quest Diagnostics in Marlborough, MA.

PRE (TROUGH) LEVELS should be obtained before or within 15 minutes of the next dose under steady state conditions.

Test Code

AMIKACIN-TROUGH(NEL)

CPT Codes
80150

Preferred Specimen

1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)

Patient Preparation
Collect as a trough just prior to next dose

Minimum Volume

0.2 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

Plasma collected in: Fluoride oxalate (gray-top) tube or EDTA (lavender-top) tube

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 7 days

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Serum separator tube (SST) • Heparin plasma

Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)

Setup Schedule

Set up: Mon-Sat; Report available: 1-2 days

Reference Range

4.0-8.0 mg/L

Clinical Significance

Amikacin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic used in the treatment of gram-negative bacillary infections. Amikacin is potentially nephrotoxic and ototoxic and serial monitoring of serum levels provides information to maintain safe and therapeutic levels.

Last Updated: January 23, 2017

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