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Test ID BLOD0086 Itraconazole, Serum

Reporting Name

Itraconazole, S

Useful For

Verifying systemic absorption of orally administered itraconazole

 

Patients with life-threatening fungal infections

 

Patients considered at risk for poor absorption or rapid clearance of itraconazole

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Specimen Type

Serum Red


Specimen Required


Supplies: Sarstedt Aliquot Tube, 5 mL (T914)

Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred: Red top (serum gel/SST are not acceptable)

Acceptable: None

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 1 mL

Collection Instructions: Within 2 hours of collection, centrifuge and aliquot serum into a plastic vial.


Specimen Minimum Volume

0.18 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum Red Refrigerated (preferred) 29 days
  Ambient  29 days
  Frozen  29 days

Reference Values

ITRACONAZOLE (TROUGH):

>0.5 mcg/mL (localized infection)

>1 mcg/mL (systemic infection)

 

HYDROXYITRACONAZOLE:

Hydroxyitraconazole is an active metabolite; no defined therapeutic range has been established.

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Friday; Saturday

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

80189

Report Available

1 to 3 days

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis OK
Gross lipemia OK
Gross icterus OK

Method Name

Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Secondary ID

81247

Forms

If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send a Therapeutics Test Request (T831) with the specimen.