Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Whole blood (EDTA)

Container/Tube:  

• Preferred: Pink-top (EDTA) tube(s)
• Acceptable: Purple-top (EDTA) tube(s)

Specimen Volume:  5 mL (minimum volume: 1 mL) of EDTA whole blood in original tube.

Collection Instructions:  Forward promptly. Specimen cannot be frozen.

Note: Specimen must be hand-labeled from patient’s wristband to include patient’s name, date and time of draw, and phlebotomist’s initials. If this is not present on sample, specimen will  be rejected.