Specimen Requirements

Preferred Collection Container: 

SST (Serum Separator)

Also Acceptable Collection Container: 

Red (No Additive)

Collection Information: 

Collect blood in a SST (Serum Separator). Red (No Additive) also acceptable.

Transport Information: 

Centrifuge and aliquot 0.5 mL of serum for every 5 allergens requested into a plastic transport vial. Send refrigerated.

Minimum Sample Volume: 

0.5 mL of serum (approximately 1.0 mL of whole blood based upon a normal patient hematocrit)
For 1 allergen: 0.3 mL of serum
For more than 1 allergen: (0.05 mL x number of allergens) + 0.25 mL deadspace