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For titers, blood can be collected in a red-top tube (serum separator tube) or a gold-top tube (serum separator tube with gel). The serum is then separated from the blood cells by centrifugation and used for the titer test.
The purpose of a serum separator in a blood collection tube is to promote the separation of blood components. It contains a gel that forms a barrier between the serum and the blood cells when the tube is centrifuged. This allows for easy isolation and extraction of the serum for testing purposes.
The gel barrier in a serum separator tube acts as a physical barrier between the serum and the clot after centrifugation. It helps to prevent the cells and clotting factors from contaminating the serum, allowing for cleaner sample separation.
Centrifuge the serum separator tube (SST) for approximately 10 minutes at a speed of 1300-2000 revolutions per minute (rpm) to separate serum from other components.
An SST tube will contain serum once its been centrifuged. SST stands for serum separator tube. It will separate the serum from the other blood components.
The color tube commonly used for CPK (creatine phosphokinase) is red or gold, which indicates a serum separator tube (SST) that contains a clot activator and gel separator to separate serum from cells after centrifugation.
A serum separator tube (SST) typically yields serum after centrifugation. It contains a gel barrier that separates the serum from the clot during the centrifugation process, allowing for easy collection of the serum layer.
A gold or red/gray tiger top tube (serum separator tube) is typically used for GGT (gamma-glutamyl transferase) testing. This tube contains a clot activator and gel separator to obtain serum for testing.
SST blood tube stands for serum separator tube. It contains a gel that separates the serum from other blood components after centrifugation, making it easier to collect and test the serum.
The gel in the SST (serum separator tube) tube separates serum from the clot after centrifugation. This helps to obtain clear serum for diagnostic testing by preventing cells and clotting factors from interfering with the analysis.
A red-top tube (serum separator tube) would typically be used to draw blood for a vancomycin peak level test. This tube contains a clot activator and gel separator to obtain serum for testing.