Tube Type:
Gold top SST (serum separator tube, no anticoagulant)
Methodology:
Semi-Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunoabsorbant Assay
Special Instructions:
Days Performed: Mon, Thur.
Allow complete clotting of red blood cells (up to 1 hour), then separate serum from cells within 30 minutes and freeze immediately in standard aliquot tube. Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered. Critical Frozen.
For Outpatients, test should only be drawn in outpatient locations within a Hospital (Akron or Beeghly).