EDTA tubes are suitable for insulin and C-peptide measurement in resource-limited settings and can be stored at room temperature for up to 24 hours
In resource-limited settings where insulin and C-peptide tests are limited to central laboratories and highly dependent on sample referral systems, these tests can be reliably measured without the need for immediate centrifugation or processing from samples collected in whole blood K2EDTA tubes uncentrifuged kept at room temperature and processed within 24hours.
Authors
- Isaac Sekitoleko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7951-5458)
- Moffat Nyirenda
- Anxious J. Niwaha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0939-9380)
- Priscilla Balungi
- M. V. Nathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3826-9374)
- Hubert Nkabura
- Wisdom P. Nakanga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8383-0178)
- Rogers Mukasa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1925-4081)
- Terry Ongaria
- Ronald Makanga Kakumba
Institutions
- University of Exeter (GB)
- NIHR Exeter Clinical Research Facility (GB)
- Uganda Virus Research Institute (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312065
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.29