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Volotile Organic Compounds, Serum (CTVOC)  

 
IMPORTANT! Pre-approval needed from state or local health department. Local or State Health Department. Send approval to NPHL@unmc.edu or call (402) 559-9444.

NPHL has moved to an electronic ordering system, NUlirt, and it is now the preferred method to order all tests. Once ordered, print a "batch list" (see NUlirt Guide).

Forms Required - Nulirt batch list or NPHL Test Request Form (completed in entirety) must accompany the specimen to include the following information: symptoms and date of onset, pregnancy status, travel and vaccine history. Testing will not be performed without all required information.

Please call NPHL Client Services at (402) 559-2440 or toll free at (800) 334-0459 for further clarification.

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Test: Volotile Organic Compounds, Serum (CTVOC)
  • FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE/CHEMICAL TERRORISM ONLY
  • CALL 24/7 PAGER (402) 888-5588 PRIOR TO SAMPLE SUBMISSION
 
Synonym:  
Method: Solid Phase Microextraction Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry SPME GC-MS  
Availability: Emergency Response Performed Immediately Same day reporting  
Specimen: Serum .  
Collection Device: Ideally the collection devices are specially-prepared plain red top vacutainer that have been cleaned with methanol to reduce any inherent VOC's that may be present and then re-evacuated to create a vacuum. These types of tubes awill most likely not be present or available. Plain red top vacutainers can be used. They should be spun down and have the serum aliquoted as quickly as possible.  
Volume: Optimal: 2 mL Minimum: 1.5 mL  
Storage/Transport:

Specimens should be separated and aliquoted to clean plastic tubes within 20 minutes of collection

Aliquots then are immediately frozen at <= 20 ºC

 
Unacceptable:
  • Low volume
  • Failure to maintain appropriate temperatures
  • Suspected contamination
  • Damaged collection tubes
   
Specimen Stability: Specimens should be separated and aliquoted to clean plastic tubes within 20 minutes of collection Aliquots then are immediately frozen at <= 20 ºC  
Reference Interval:      
Reportable Disease:  
Comments: FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE/CHEMICAL TERRORISM ONLY CALL 24/7 PAGER (402) 888-5588 PRIOR TO SAMPLE SUBMISSION  
Revised: 5/16/2023 
If you have questions about proper specimen collection, please call NPHL Client Services at (402) 559-2440 or toll free at (800) 334-0459.

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