Interleukin-18 (IL-18)
Collection Restrictions
Can only be collected Monday – Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Do not collect on holidays or the day before a holiday
Collection Requirements
Source: blood
Container:
- Preferred : Red gel
- Acceptable : Red
Volume: 3 mL in a vacutainer
Special Instructions
Specimens must be received in the Adele Hall Lab before 2:30 p.m.
Turn Around Time
16 days
Availability
Routine
Lab Processing Instructions
Specimen: serum
Adele Hall: Spin, separate into 2 aliquots, and freeze
Offsites: Spin, separate into 2 aliquots, and freeze
Performing Laboratory
Cincinnati Children’s
Adele Hall Lab Section
Sendouts
Instrumentation/Methodology
Microfluidics immunoassay
Reference Ranges
see report
CPT
83520