Question

what are the additives in culture tube ​

Answer 1

Answer:

. The correct order of draw follows:

Blood culture tube or bottle

Sodium citrate tube (eg, blue closure)

Serum tubes, including those with clot activator and gels (eg, red, red-speckled, gold closures)

Heparin tube with or without gel (eg, dark green, light green, speckled green closures)

EDTA tube with or without gel separator (eg, lavender, pearl, pink closures)

Sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate glycolytic inhibitor (eg, gray closure)