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Test Code SFPCR Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel CSF, PCR

Important Note

Ordering Note:   There MUST be a cultured ordered with this test.

 

Rapid detection of meningitis and encephalitis caused by:

-Escherichia coli K1 (K1 serotype only), Haemophilus influenzae, Listeria monocytogenes, Neisseria meningitidis (encapsulated strains only), Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Strep), Streptococcus pneumoniae, Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Enterovirus, Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2), Herpes simplex virus 6 (HHV-6), Human parechovirus, Varicella zoster virus (VZV), and Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii.

Additional Codes

Hospital Ordering Code
LAB6330  CSF Film Array PCR Panel

Specimen Requirements

CSF Specimen Collection - CSF specimens should be collected via lumbar puncture in a sterile container and should not be centrifuged.  This test is not intended for use with CSF collected from indwelling medical devices (e.g., CSF shunts).

Minimum Sample Volume: 0.3 mL

Performing Laboratory

Unity Point-Sioux City-Microbiology

CPT

87483

Methodology

Nucleic acid multiplex reverse transcription and amplified probe technique.

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerated Stability: 7 days

Ambient Stability: 24 hours

Performance

Daily