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VANCOMYCIN, PEAK
MessageCHEMISTRY
Test Code
VANCO PEAK
Preferred Specimen
SERUM
Minimum Volume
2mLs
Instructions
DRAW 1 RED TOP TUBE, LET CLOT FOR 30 MIUNTES AND SPIN DOWN. TRANSFER SERUM INTO PLASTIC TRANSFER TUBE. ***Draw "PEAK" level 1/2 hr after IV infusion or 1 hr after IM injection.
Transport Container
PLASTIC TUBE
Transport Temperature
REFRIGERATED
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 3 days. Separate if not tested within this time.
Refrigerated (2-8°C): 8 days
Frozen (-20°C or colder): 3 months
Refrigerated (2-8°C): 8 days
Frozen (-20°C or colder): 3 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Collected in gel tube
Methodology
Chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay
Setup Schedule
DAILY
Report Available
DAILY
Reference Range
20-40 ug/ml
Clinical Significance
Vancomycin is an antibiotic used in the treatment of serious bacterial infections, especially methicillin-resistant staphylococci. Vancomycin is also used in treatment for penicillin-allergic patients who cannot receive or have failed to respond to other drugs, including the penicillins and/or cephalosporins and for other infections caused by vancomycin-susceptible organisms.
Performing Laboratory
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