Clinical background:
When patients are being treated with antibiotics such as this, it is important that levels are monitored to ensure that they are not so high that they are toxic or so low that they are ineffectual
Specimen container paediatric:
Serum sample (SST or plain tube)
Specimen container adult:
Serum sample (SST or plain tube)
Minimum volume paediatric:
1ml
Minimum volume adult:
1ml
Sample stability:
Unseparated sample: unknown
Separated sample: unknown at 15-25C, 1 week at 2-8C, 4 weeks at -20C
Transport requirements:
Standard
Add On Test:
Yes
Interpretation:
For once daily, dosing a 24 hour trough level of <1 mg/L is acceptable.
For multi dosing, a trough level of <2 mg/L is acceptable.
Testing of peak levels is not recommended.