Specimen must arrive within 1 hour of draw.
Container/Tube: Serum gel tube
Specimen Volume: 2.5 mL of serum
Transport Temperature: Ambient
Collection Instructions: Allow specimen to clot for 30 minutes. Spin in centrifuge. If there is a delay in transport of ≥1 hour, send specimen refrigerated. If there is a delay in transport of ≥24 hours, pour serum over into a plastic vial and send specimen frozen in plastic vial.
Note: Patient must be receiving gentamicin. Trough level should be drawn within 30 minutes before dose.
Enzyme-Multiplied Immunoassay Technique (EMIT®)
<2.0 µg/mL
Critical value (automatic call-back): >2.0 µg/mL
Monday through Sunday
Available STAT
80170