Patient Prep: Multiple patient encounters should be avoided.
Collect: Serum separator tube. Multiple specimen tubes should be avoided.
Specimen Preparation: Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 0.25 mL serum plus 0.1 mL for each additional allergen ordered to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.25 mL plus 0.04 mL for each allergen ordered)
Storage/Transport Temperature: Refrigerated.
Unacceptable Conditions: Hemolyzed, icteric, or lipemic specimens.
Stability (collection to initiation of testing): After separation from cells: Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year