Specimen: Serum, CSF
Container:
Serum: Collect serum specimens in serum separator tube. Allow blood to clot for 30 minutes, then centrifuge. Send in serum separator tube or pipette serum into a transport tube
CSF: Submit CSF in a sterile leak-proof plastic tube.
Volume: 0.25 mL
Stability: Refrigerated = 5 days; Frozen = indefinite