33014:AMIKACIN, TROUGH
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay (FPIA) |
| Edit Date: |
3/10/2008 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Same day |
| CPT Code: |
80150 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 5 mL red top tube, 4 mL green top tube (heparin), 4 mL lavender top tube (EDTA), or 4 mL grey top tube. Specimen should be drawn 5-90 minutes prior to the next infusion. |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours. Refrigerate. Freeze if specimen cannot be assayed within 24 hours. Allow no more than one freeze/thaw cycle. |
| Stability: |
24 hours refrigerated. |
| Standard Volume: |
0.5 mL serum or plasma |
| Minimum Volume: |
200 µL serum or plasma |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated, or frozen on dry ice. |
| Comments: |
Specimen containing other antibiotics must be frozen within 8 hours of collection. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Specimen frozen/thawed more than once; refrigerated specimen received in laboratory more than 24 hours after collection. |