Blood collection tubes should be at room temperature at the time of collection. Special specimen collection kit contains four gel-barrier tubes. All four tubes are required for a single test result. Each tube is designed to draw only 1 mL and fill time may be longer than other blood collection tubes. Because of the limited vacuum in these tubes, use a needle and holder (not a butterfly) to collect QuantiFERON® specimens. If a butterfly is required, first collect other required tubes or use another Vacutainer® tube to purge the butterfly line of air and then proceed with drawing the QuantiFERON tubes. Fill tubes to the black fill line on the tube. If tubes are underfilled or overfilled (see kit insert), immediately collect a replacement tube.
Following proper fill, label the tubes appropriately and shake tubes 10 times firmly enough to ensure the entire surface of the tube is coated with blood cells to solubilize the antigen on the tube walls. After shaking, the volume may fall below the fill line. Do not centrifuge or refrigerate specimens.
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