Specimen collection guidelines

v   Specimen Collection and Labeling Requirements

v   General Microbiology Specimen Collection and Storage

v   Stool Collection Guidelines

v   Collection Guidelines for Sexually Transmitted Diseases

 

 

 

Tube

 

Tube name

 

Anticoagulant

 

Mix by inverting

 

Applications

 

Green Microtainer®

With Gel Seperator

 

Lithium Heparin by capillary collection

 

10 times

 

For plasma determinations in chemistry

 

Light Green-Top

 

 

Lithium Heparin

 

8 times

 

For plasma determinations in chemistry

 

Green-Top

 

 

Lithium Heparin

Sodium Heparin

 

8 times

 

For plasma determinations in chemistry

 

Green/Grey Top

 

Lithium Heparin

 

8 times

 

For plasma determinations in chemistry

 

Grey-Top

 

 

Sodium Fluoride and

Potassium Oxalate

 

8 times

 

For glucose determinations

 

Lavender

Microtainer® tube

 

EDTA for capillary collection

 

10 times

 

For whole blood hematology determinations

 

Lavender-Top

 

EDTA

 

8 times

 

For whole blood hematology determinations

 

Light Blue

 

Sodium Citrate

 

3-4 times

 

For coagulation determinations

 

Red Top

 

No anticoagulant or gel barrier

 

0 times

 

For serum determinations in chemistry

 

Red/Grey Top

 

No anticoagulant

With gel barrier

 

5 times

 

For serum determinations in chemistry

 

 

Royal Blue

 

EDTA or plain

 

5-8 times

 

For trace element analysis, toxicology, and nutritional chemistry

 

Yellow Top

 

ACD

 

8 times

 

For Blood Bank studies, and HLA phenotyping

 

Yellow Top (Isolator)

 

SPS

 

8 times

 

For blood culture collection in Microbiology

 

Gold Top, Serum Seperator Tube (SST)

 

Clot activator and gel

For serum seperations

 

5 times

 

For serum determinations in chemistry. DO NOT use for Cold Agglutinins, Cryoglobulin, or Viscosity tests