Specimen Stability

Food or Inhalant lgA, lgG, or lgG4 Panels
Dried Blood Spot Cord (DBS)	30 days at ambient temperature with relative humidity < 60% or refrigerated, 90 days frozen
Serum	30 days at ambient temperature, 75 days at refrigerated or frozen

Vitamin D Panel
Serum	60 days at ambient temperature, refrigerated or frozen

*Food or Inhalant lgE Panels*
Dried Blood Spot Cord (DBS)	28 days frozen
Microtainer	7 days at ambient temperature
Serum	28 days frozen

Comprehensive IgE
Microtainer	7 days at ambient temperature, refrigerated or frozen;
Serum	14 days at ambient temperature, refrigerated or frozen

Organic Acids and/ or Environmental Pollutants Proflles
Urine Card	14 days at ambient temperature, 90 days at refrigerated or frozen

Candida Panel
Dried Blood Spot Cord (DBS)	28 days at ambient temperature with relative humidity < 60%, refrigerated or frozen
Serum	14 days at ambient temperature or refrigerated, 60 days frozen

Celiac Panel
Serum	15 days at ambient temperature or refrigerated, 90 days frozen

COVID-19 Tests
Serum/Plasma	14 days at ambient temperature, 14 days at refrigerated, 28 days or longer if frozen
Swab/Saliva	14 days refrigerated, 28 days frozen

Thyroid Panels
Serum	14 days frozen

STD Panel
Serum	7 days at ambient temperature, refrigerated or frozen;
Urine	7 days at ambient temperature, 14 days at refrigerated, 30 days frozen