Table 2.
Screening visit blood and urine sample collection
| Collection tube (anticoagulant) (no. tubes × volume) |
Specimen type | No. of aliquots × volume |
Test to be performed | Method | Test lab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red top (Glassa) (No anticoagulant) (2 × 10 mL) |
Serum | 2×5mL | Extra stored serum | ||
| Lavendar top (EDTA) (1×3 mL) |
Whole blood | 3 mL | Heavy metals | AAS and ICP-MS | CDC |
| Red top (no anticoagulant) (1 × 10 mL) |
Serum | 1 × 1.1 mL | CMP and total cholesterol | ACA | Kaleida |
| Serum | 1 × 1.1 mL | Chlamydia IgG screen | Serology | Kalieda | |
| Serum | 1 × 0.6 mL | Extra stored | |||
| Urine | Spot urine | 7 × 4.0 mL | Extra stored |
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Glass tubes used for trace elements and/or environmental toxins.
AAS, atomic absorption spectroscopy; ACA, automated chemistry analysis; CMP, complete metabolic profile; ICP, inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy; CDC, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia; Kaleida Health Laboratories, Buffalo, New York State.