4083 DAT for Meningitis

Specimen:

Collect:

CSF Sterile Tube

Also Acceptable
One 7.5 mL SST
Random Urine

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) CSF. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Random Urine in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Refrigerated.

Stability:

Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Agglutination; Precipitation

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

1-2 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

87802 - Inf Agent Ag Strep Grp B

87899 X3 - Inf Agent Det by Immunoassay NOS

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

4086 - H. INFLUENZAE TYPE B	4087 - STREP PNEUMONIAE
4088 - GROUP B STREP	4089 - N. MENINGITIDIS GROUP B/E.COLI K1