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White Blood Cell Count

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Lavender Top EDTA Tube

 

Specimen Requirements

Preferred:
Container/Tube: Lavender Top EDTA Tube
Minimum Volume: 2 mL EDTA Whole Blood
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Pediatric microtainers are acceptable: minimum volume = 500 uL.

Specimen Stability

Ambient: 24 hours
Refrigerate: 48 hours