Adults: 3 x 5 mL (or 2 x 7 mL) lavender top EDTA tubes - whole blood Pediatric: 2 x 3 mL lavender top EDTA tubes - whole blood Infants: 2 to 3 mL whole blood Newborns: 1 mL whole blood
May be collected at any Patient Service Centre Monday to Thursday only.
Specimen Handling
DO NOT centrifuge or separate specimen. DO NOT freeze.
Transport specimen, along with ACH Molecular Diagnostic Lab requisition, at room temperature without delay. If overnight storage cannot be avoided, store in refrigerator (specimen must arrive at ACH before noon on Friday.)
