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Specimen Collection Equip. –

Yellow topped

Yellow-Topped

• Available with two different additives:

- Sodium polyanethol sulfonate (SPS),

which is used for blood culture

collections

- Acid citrate dextrose (ACD) which

maintains red cell viability

NOTE: It is very important that the correct yellow-topped

tube be used because they look alike but have different

additives!