Gentamicin

Overview
Department	Biochemistry
Test Code	GENT
Synonyms	Cydomycin Garamycin
Availability	Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours
Turnaround Time	2 – 4hrs
Stability – Add test
Specimen Requirements
Specimen	Serum Plasma
Preferred	6 mL Plain Red-Top
Acceptable	6 mL Li-Hep Green-Top
Unacceptable	Grossly haemolysed specimens
Specimen Transportation
Paediatric Requirements	Li-Hep Microtainer
Aliquot Requirements
Sample	Plasma or Serum
Preferred Volume	0.5 mL
Minimum Volume
Aliquot Transportation
Clinical Information
Reference Intervals
Test Method	Abbott Alinity Ci analyser using Abbott reagents.
Advanced Notice
Patient Preparation	Please provide dosage details.
Comments
State time of last dose and time of sampling on request form.  Details of all antibiotics given within the previous 48 hours should be supplied with the request. It is rarely necessary to routinely monitor aminoglycoside levels during the first 48 hours.