Itraconazole, Blood (Referred Out) - Saskatoon
Discipline
Biochemistry
Overview
Description
- Collect trough level unless otherwise requested by Microbiologist
Test ordering requirements
Forms required
- Specimen must be received with a copy of Acute Care Phlebotomy Requisition Form #101062
Alias
- Sporanox
Specimen Information
Specimen types accepted
- Serum
Specimen collection container
- Preferred collection container: Red (no additive) tube 6.0 mL
Collection procedure
- Allow to clot for 30 minutes, separate serum from cells immediately by centrifugation and aliquot.
Required volume
- Optimal volume: 4.0 mL full collection tube
- Minimum volume: 0.5 mL serum
(Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory/reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum volume may require a second collection.)
Rejection criteria
- Use of a SST (serum separator tube) for collection
- Gross hemolysis, icterus, lipemia (mild is okay)
- Specimens received where the proper collection protocols were not followed
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Acceptance and Rejection Criteria
Testing Information
Clinical interpretation
- Verifying systemic absorption of orally administered itraconazole
- The test is indicated in patients with life-threatening fungal infections and in patients considered at risk for poor absorption or rapid clearance of itraconazole
Performance
Days/times performed
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Maximum laboratory time
- One to three day turnaround time by testing laboratory
Other information
Clearance required
- Test must be cleared by Microbiologist On Call via RUH switchboard
Last Updated: October 8, 2024