Test Directory
4006 Vancomycin, Trough
Specimen Type
Specimen Stability
Reference Range
Serum-Red top tube
7 days 2-8°C
5.0-10.0 ug/mL
Specimen Requirements
Preferred amount: 1.0 mL Serum
Minimum amount: 0.5 mL Serum
Minimum amount: 0.5 mL Serum
Method
Chemiluminescence
Schedule
Mon-Fri
Turn-Around Time
24hrs 2-8° C
Instructions/Notes
Clinical Utility
Vancomycin is an antibiotic used in the treatment of bacterial infections, especially methicillin-resistant staphylococci. Vancomycin is also used in treatment for penicillin-allergic patients who cannot receive or have failed to respond to other drugs, including the penicillins and/or cephalosporins and for other infections caused by vancomycin-susceptible organisms.
CPT Codes
80202
