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Test Code TOBRAMYCINTROU Tobramycin Trough

Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube: GRN/SST
Preferred: Plasma
Acceptable: Serum
Specimen Volume: 1.0 mL

SPECIMEN PROCESSING and HANDLING

Complete clot formation should take place before centrifugation. Serum or plasma should be physically separated from cells as soon as possible. A maximum limit of two hours from the time of collection is recommended.

TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE

Specimens are stable for 8 hours at room temperature, 3 days at 2 – 8 °C. For longer storage, specimens may be frozen at -20 °C or colder for 1 month. Patients on penicillin or its derivatives, freeze sample if not analyzed within 4 to 6 hours.

PERFORMING LAB

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