Therapeutic Drug assays

This test is referred to another lab outside our network
This does not affect where samples are sent and where your results are issued.
Description: 
Therapeutic Drug assays eg Rifampicin, Rifabutin, Streptomycin, Ethambutol, Flucytosine, Itraconazole, etc.
Synonyms or keywords: 
Antibiotic assays Antifungal assays
Department: 
Infection Sciences Department
Location: 
St Thomas' Hospital
Sample type and Volume required: 
2.5 – 5ml Yellow Top Serum Separation Tube (SST) Clotted Blood (for serum).
These samples are sent to Reference Laboratory.
Turnaround time: 
5 - 21 days depending on assay requested
Special sample instructions: 

Please record when sample collected in relation to dosing of the drug in question.

Criteria for acceptance / rejections of sample
Storage and transport: 
Place labelled sample in a sealed sample bag and send to Central Specimen Reception (CSR).
Contacts:
Infection Sciences Department at St Thomas' Hospital
020 7188 8008
St Thomas' Hospital
North Wing - 5th Floor
Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7EH
Core opening hours: Monday-Friday 0900-1730


For clinical advice or interpretation of results, please contact the laboratory in the first instance.
Laboratory: 
Microbiology Laboratory at St Thomas'

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Last updated: 27/11/2017