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Test Id : GENTA

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Gentamicin, Trough, Serum

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Useful For
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Monitoring adequacy of drug clearance during gentamicin therapy

Method Name
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Turbidimetric Immunoassay

NY State Available
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Yes

Reporting Name
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Gentamicin, Trough, S

Aliases
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Antibiotic Assay

Antimicrobial Assay

Garamycin (Gentamicin)

Gentamicin, Trough

Gentamycin

Specimen Type
Describes the specimen type validated for testing

Serum

Specimen Required
Defines the optimal specimen required to perform the test and the preferred volume to complete testing

Collection Container/Tube: 

Preferred: Serum gel 

Acceptable: Red top 

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial 

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL 

Collection Instructions:  

1. Serum gel tubes should be centrifuged within 2 hours of collection. 

2. Red-top tubes should be centrifuged, and the serum aliquoted into a plastic vial within 2 hours of collection.

Forms

If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send a Therapeutics Test Request (T831) with the specimen.

Specimen Minimum Volume
Defines the amount of sample necessary to provide a clinically relevant result as determined by the testing laboratory. The minimum volume is sufficient for one attempt at testing.

0.25 mL

Reject Due To
Identifies specimen types and conditions that may cause the specimen to be rejected

Gross hemolysis Reject

Specimen Stability Information
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Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 7 days
Frozen 14 days
Ambient 72 hours

Useful For
Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Monitoring adequacy of drug clearance during gentamicin therapy

Clinical Information
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Gentamicin is an antibiotic used to treat life-threatening blood infections caused by gram-negative bacilli, particularly Citrobacter freundii, Acinetobacter species, Enterobacter species, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Providencia stuartii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Serratia species. It is often used in combination with beta-lactam therapy.

 

A gentamicin minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 4.0 mcg/mL or less is considered susceptible for gram-negative bacilli. A MIC of 500 mcg/mL or less is considered synergistic when combined with appropriate antibiotics for treatment of serious enterococcal infections.

 

Conventional dosing of gentamicin is usually given 2 to 3 times per day by intravenous or intramuscular injections in doses to achieve peak blood concentration between 3.0 to 12.0 mcg/mL depending on the type of infection. Gentamicin also may be administered at higher doses (usually 5-7 mg/kg) once per day to patients with good renal function (known as pulse dosing). Dosing amount or interval must be decreased to accommodate for reduced renal function.

 

Ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity are the primary toxicities associated with gentamicin. This risk is enhanced in presence of other ototoxic or nephrotoxic drugs. Monitoring of serum levels and symptoms consistent with ototoxicity is important. For longer durations of use, audiology/vestibular testing should be considered at baseline and periodically during therapy.

Reference Values
Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.

Therapeutic: <2.0 mcg/mL

Toxic: >2.0 mcg/mL

Interpretation
Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results

Goal levels depend on the type of infection being treated. Goal trough levels should be less than 2.0 mcg/mL for conventional dosing. Prolonged exposure to trough levels exceeding 2.0 mcg/mL may lead to toxicity.

Cautions
Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances

Patient samples that contain the drug sisomicin will yield falsely elevated values for gentamicin. However, this drug is not usually coadministered with gentamicin.

 

High concentrations of penicillins or cephalosporins have been shown to inactivate gentamicin in vitro. The degree of inactivation is dependent on the particular aminoglycoside being measured, the type and concentration of the penicillin or cephalosporin that is also present, and the storage conditions of the sample. For patients receiving additional antibiotics of these types, 5 to 7 samples should be assayed immediately or stored frozen.

 

Interfering heterophile antibodies occur at low frequency in the general population. These antibodies can cause autoagglutination of the microparticle reagent leading to undetected erroneously low results.

Clinical Reference
Recommendations for in-depth reading of a clinical nature

1. Wilson JW, Estes LL: Mayo Clinic Antimicrobial Therapy Quick Guide, 2008

2. Hammett-Stabler CA, Johns T: Laboratory guidelines for monitoring of antimicrobial drugs. Clin Chem 1998 May;44(5):1129-1140

3. Gonzalez LS III, Spencer JP: Aminoglcosides: a practical review. Am Fam Physician 1998 Nov 15;58(8):1811-1820

Method Description
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The assay is a homogeneous particle-enhanced turbidimetric immunoassay. The assay is based on competition between drug in the sample and drug coated onto a microparticle for antibody binding sites of the gentamicin antibody reagent. The gentamicin-coated microparticle reagent is rapidly agglutinated in the presence of the antigentamicin antibody reagent and in the absence of any competing drug in the sample. The rate of absorbance change is measured photometrically. When a sample containing gentamicin is added, the agglutination reaction is partially inhibited, slowing down the rate of absorbance change. A concentration-dependent classic agglutination inhibition curve can be obtained with maximum rate of agglutination at the lowest gentamicin concentration and the lowest agglutination rate at the highest gentamicin concentration.(Package insert: Roche Gentamicin reagent, Roche Diagnostic Corp, Indianapolis, IN 01/2018)

PDF Report
Indicates whether the report includes an additional document with charts, images or other enriched information

No

Day(s) Performed
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Monday through Sunday

Report Available
The interval of time (receipt of sample at Mayo Clinic Laboratories to results available) taking into account standard setup days and weekends. The first day is the time that it typically takes for a result to be available. The last day is the time it might take, accounting for any necessary repeated testing.

Same day/1 day

Specimen Retention Time
Outlines the length of time after testing that a specimen is kept in the laboratory before it is discarded

1 week

Performing Laboratory Location
Indicates the location of the laboratory that performs the test

Rochester

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Test Classification
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This test has been cleared, approved, or is exempt by the US Food and Drug Administration and is used per manufacturer's instructions. Performance characteristics were verified by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements.

CPT Code Information
Provides guidance in determining the appropriate Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code(s) information for each test or profile. The listed CPT codes reflect Mayo Clinic Laboratories interpretation of CPT coding requirements. It is the responsibility of each laboratory to determine correct CPT codes to use for billing.

CPT codes are provided by the performing laboratory.

80170

LOINC® Information
Provides guidance in determining the Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) values for the order and results codes of this test. LOINC values are provided by the performing laboratory.

Test Id Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
GENTA Gentamicin, Trough, S 3665-7
Result Id Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
Applies only to results expressed in units of measure originally reported by the performing laboratory. These values do not apply to results that are converted to other units of measure.
GENTA Gentamicin, Trough, S 3665-7

Test Setup Resources

Setup Files
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Excel | Pdf

Sample Reports
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Normal Reports | Abnormal Reports

SI Sample Reports
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SI Normal Reports | SI Abnormal Reports