Pathology Handbook

Recent changes for Serum Amyloid A
Date	Field	Changed From	Changed To
16th September 2024	Preferred Specimen Type	Serum	Blood
	Processing Instructions	Store at 4'C	Centrifuge Aliquot Store at -20'C
	External Transport Instructions		Send Frozen on Dry Ice

Alternative Names:

SAA

Laboratory:

Clinical Biochemistry

Test Code:

SAA

Specimen Types:

Blood

Container Types:

SST

Adults Volume or Mass:

2 mL

Processing Instructions:

Centrifuge
Aliquot
Store at -20'C

Transport Instructions between Sites and/or Laboratories:

On Ice

External Laboratory:

The Children's Hospital at Westmead

External Transport Instructions:

Send Frozen on Dry Ice