TestORDER CODE 39Vitamins and nutrition

Vitamin B12 and Folate.

FIRST, THE PRACTICAL DETAILS

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FROM COLLECTION TO THE LAB

Specimen: Serum
Container: Serum Separator Tube (SST)
Collection instructions: Serum Separator Tube (SST)
Processing: All human Serum Samples are considered to be potentially infective and are to be treated as such. Follow all precaution for handling biological material. Use all appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Serum free from hemolysis is the recommended specimen. Allow blood samples to clot (15 mins). Separate the serum from the cells by centrifuging for 10 minutes. Store serum at 2-8°C until analysis.
Storage: Refrigerated.
Stability: After separation of cells: Refrigerate at 2-8 °C: 7 days. Frozen at -20°C: 30 days At ACCU: Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 1 week.
Rejection criteria: 1. Any sample that is mislabeled will be rejected 2. Any sample without a test request will be rejected 3. Any broken or damaged tubes will be rejected.

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