Journal of Blood Disorders & Transfusion

St George's University of London, Twickenham, United Kingdom

Publications

• Research Article   
  Comparative and Stability Study of Glucose Concentrations Measured in both Sodium Fluoride and Serum Separator Tubes
  Author(s): Mustapha Dibbasey*, Bolarinde Lawal, Solomon Umukoro, Boto Jaiteh, Davis Nwakanma and Cathy Price
  
  Introduction: Sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate (NaF/KOx) tubes were once regarded as the gold- standard tubes for glucose analysis. Even though their ineffectiveness in immediately inhibiting glycolysis has been reported in several studies especially in the first 1–4 hours, they are still used in our clinical Biochemistry laboratory for glucose measurement. However in its absence, only SSTs are employed for glucose measurement. Aim: To determine whether SSTs can replace NaF/KOx tubes for laboratory-based measurement of blood glucose and to assess the stability of glucose concentrations for 3 days period. Methods: During the study period (1 March to 11 April, 2015), a total of 50 paired samples collected separately in NaF/KOx tubes and SSTs from healthy adult participants in the Gambia Adults Re.. View more»
  

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