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Flucytosine, Serum/Plasma
Test Code901261
CPT Codes
80299
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top), or EDTA (pink-top) tube
Instructions
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic screw cap vial (preservative-free), using approved guidelines.
Transport Container
Plastic screw-cap vial
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Serum separator tube (SST®) • Polymer gel separation tube (PST)
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Setup Schedule
Set up: As needed; Report available: 8 days
Reference Range
See Laboratory Report
Clinical Significance
Therapeutic drug monitoring.
