Collect

Cerebrospinal Fluid from a lumbar puncture.
Minimum volume: 0.5 ml

Unacceptable Conditions

Cerebrospinal Fluid from a shunt.
Frozen specimens.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Ambient temperature for 24 hrs.
Refrigerate after 24 hrs at 2-8 C up to 7 days.

Epic EAP

LAB6330

Performed

Sunday through Saturday. Done on a stat basis (approximately 2 hours from receipt into Lab)

Reported

2 hours, always ran STAT

CPT Codes

87483

Ordering Recommendations

ZXCSF (LAB268) needs to be ordered in conjunction with SFPCR.

Performing Lab

Meriter Laboratories

Reference Interval

Negative:

  • Escherichia coli K1
  • Haemophilus influenza
  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • Neisseria meningitidis
  • Streptococcus agalactiae
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • CMV, Enterovirus
  • Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1)
  • Herpes simples virus 2 (HSV-2)
  • Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6)
  • Human parechovirus
  • Varicella zoser virus (VZV)
  • Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii.

Methodology

Multiplex PCR

Collection

Collect

Cerebrospinal Fluid from a lumbar puncture.
Minimum volume: 0.5 ml

Unacceptable Conditions

Cerebrospinal Fluid from a shunt.
Frozen specimens.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Ambient temperature for 24 hrs.
Refrigerate after 24 hrs at 2-8 C up to 7 days.

Ordering

Epic EAP

LAB6330

Performed

Sunday through Saturday. Done on a stat basis (approximately 2 hours from receipt into Lab)

Reported

2 hours, always ran STAT

CPT Codes

87483

Ordering Recommendations

ZXCSF (LAB268) needs to be ordered in conjunction with SFPCR.

Performing Lab

Meriter Laboratories
Clinical Information

Reference Interval

Negative:

  • Escherichia coli K1
  • Haemophilus influenza
  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • Neisseria meningitidis
  • Streptococcus agalactiae
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • CMV, Enterovirus
  • Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1)
  • Herpes simples virus 2 (HSV-2)
  • Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6)
  • Human parechovirus
  • Varicella zoser virus (VZV)
  • Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii.

Methodology

Multiplex PCR