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Atovaquone, Serum/Plasma
Test Code16702X
CPT Codes
80299
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Minimum Volume
0.21 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube or EDTA (pink-top) tube
Instructions
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a transport tube
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 18 months
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 18 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST)
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Setup Schedule
A.M.
Clinical Significance
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring.