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HelpEPIC ORDER CODE LAB6330 CSF FILM ARRAY PCR
Infectious
Additional Codes
SQ: SFPCR
SPECIMEN
CSF from a lumbar puncture
UNACCEPTABLE: CSF collected from a shunt
SPECIMEN HANDLING
Transport STAT to the laboratory at ambient temperature
Stability
From collection to initiation: One day at room temperature or up to 7 days refrigerated
Methodology
Multiplex PCR
Tests Included in Panel
E COLI K1
HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE
LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES
NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS
STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE
STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS
ENTEROVIRUS
HERPES SIMPLEX VIR 1
HERPES SIMPLEX VIR 2
HUMAN HERPES VIRUS 6
HUMAN PARECHOVIRUS
VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS
CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS