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Sample Requirements EDTA blood. (No patient preparation or special handling required). Adult 2 or 4ml Lavender topped EDTA tube.
For adults, blood taken into a 4mL EDTA tube sent on ICE: For children, blood taken into a 2mL EDTA tube sent on ICE: For neonates, blood
Tube For adults 2 full EDTA tubes are required for each test - eg. for HCV viral load and genotype, 4 EDTA tubes in total are required.
minicollct EDTA tube Storage/transport Do not store.
For adults use a 4mL EDTA tube plus a 5mL gold top gel tube (or rust top for the Acute Unit) For children use a 2mL EDTA tube plus a 3.5mL rust top
Sample requirements Plasma - paired samples not required 4ml of blood taken into an EDTA Tube For adults 2 full EDTA tubes required for each test -
For adults, blood taken into a 4mL EDTA tube For children, blood taken into a 2mL EDTA tube For infants, blood taken into a 1mL minicollect EDTA tube
on EDTA, Serum B12 and Folate can only be performed on clotted samples (gold / red top).
processed and will be rejected H&I Request Form (3C) - Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (Recipients & Donors) Sample Requirements HLA typing EDTA
For children, blood taken into a 2mL EDTA tube For neonates, blood taken into a 1mL minicollect EDTA tube Storage/transport Send at ambient temperature
See also: Full Blood Count Sample Requirements 2ml or 4ml EDTA sample.
For children, blood taken into a 2mL EDTA tube sent immediately to the laboratory on ICE with a simultaneous tube for cortisol.
tube For molecular genetics in children, blood taken into an 2 mL EDTA tube For molecular genetics in neonates, blood taken into a 1 mL EDTA
Any sample displaying these factors cannot be processed and will be rejected Sample Requirements EDTA tube - 6mL Or EDTA tube - 4mL Or Required Information
Sample requirements For adults, 4 ml of blood taken into an EDTA tube For children, blood taken into a 2mL EDTA tube For infants, blood taken into a
Sample Requirements EDTA tube - 4mL EDTA tube - 6mL Gold-top SST - 6mL Citrate tube - 2.7mL Urine 25mL
For adults, one 4 mL EDTA tube For children, blood taken into one paediatric EDTA tube Storage/transport Send at ambient temperature to the
2mL paediatric EDTA or one full paediatric Mini Collect EDTA tube is required Required information Relevant clinical details Date of onset Length of
Sample Requirements 4ml EDTA or, preferrably, a clotted serum sample (5ml Gold-top SST tube or 3.5ml Rust-top gel tube) OR The same EDTA sample may be