**All requests must be reviewed before further processing the request.**
Specimen must be processed within 72 hours of collection.
Specimen source is required.
1. Send specimen in original tube.
2. Isolator System/SPS tubes are acceptable, but not preferred.
3. Draw blood in an Isolator/SPS tube and send 8 mL of whole blood in the original Isolator tube.
4. Note: when sending SPS tube, it must be clearly labeled SPS. If label is obscured, sample may be cancelled, as ACD (yellow top) is not an acceptable tube type.