Patient Preparation

 

Collect

Plain red. 

Specimen Preparation

Aseptically remove 2 mL serum to a sterile tube (ARUP supply #43115) and freeze. Available online through eSupply using ARUP Connect™ or contact ARUP Client Services at (800) 522-2787. (Min: 1 mL) 

Storage/Transport Temperature

Frozen. 

Unacceptable Conditions

Plasma. 

Remarks

Required information includes: time and date of collection, time of last dose, and list of all antibiotics that the patient is receiving or has received in the past 48 hours. 

Stability

Ambient: 2 hours; Refrigerated: 24 hours; Frozen: 1 week 

Normal peak serum concentration for ticarcillin is 324 µg/mL with a 3.1 g IV dose of ticarcillin/clavulanate. Trough serum concentration is not well established.

For bioassay measurements, the presence of other antimicrobial agents may interfere with the assay. Other factors that may influence antimicrobial levels include inherent differences among patients and their underlying physical conditions as well as the dose and route of administration of the antimicrobial agent.

Please include time of last dose, and list of all antibiotics that the patient is receiving or has received in the past 48 hours.  This information is important for laboratory handling and essential for subsequent physician interpretation of results. 

80299

Component Test Code*	Component Chart Name	LOINC
0060852	Antibiotic Level, Ticarcillin	4054-3

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• Ticarcillin serum level
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