Monday-Friday

1-3 days

Detection of S. pneumoniae when culture is negative or patient has been treated with antibiotics prior to specimen collection.

No

Asymptomatic individuals

CSF-1.0 mL (200 µL minimum) or isolate from sterile body site

Sterile Transfer Tube

CDD General Requisition Form

Laboratory regulations require the following minimum information to be provided on the requisition form for a specimen to be accepted for testing: Patient name or unique identifier, date and time of collection, patient date of birth and sex, specimen type/site of collection, test request(s), clinician name and UPIN, and address for reporting results. Please be certain that name/identifier on the form matches that on the specimen label which is required to have a minimum of two identifiers. 

Refrigerated (2-8°C) or frozen (-20°C) prior to shipment. Ship with frozen cold packs or dry ice.

Category B Shipping

Specimens submitted for public health surveillance are eligible for fee-exempt courier service. Contact Purple Mountain Dispatch at 800-990-9668 for specimen pick up (in Wisconsin) or use the VPD FedEx number if sending from out of state.

Monday-Friday 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Saturday 6:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Streptococcus pneumoniae DNA detected/not detected

A negative test result does not rule out infection with S. pneumoniae. Serotyping not performed from CSF.

Neisseria meningitidis PCR (Test Code MP00561), Haemophilus influenza PCR (Test Code MP00651)

Real-Time PCR

Detection of the lyta gene for species specific detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae from CSF.

Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)

Yes, for isolates meeting the public health surveillance request

1-800-862-1065 arbill@slh.wisc.edu