Syphilis VDRL (CSF)
| WSLH Department: | CDD - Communicable Disease Division |
| WSLH Test Code: | SS02018 |
| Availability: | Test is run twice weekly (Tuesdays and Fridays) |
| Turn-around Time: | 1-4 days |
| Recommended Uses: | To detect neurosyphilis. VDRL-CSF is the only standardized test for neurosyphilis. |
| Contraindications: | |
| Additional Tests Performed: |
| Patient Preparations: | |
| Specimen Requirements: | 1-3 ml CSF. Store refrigerated at 2-8 C. Patient specimen must be received within 5 days of collection. |
| Specimen Handling & Transport: | Specimens must be stored refrigerated (2-8C) and transported with frozen cool packs. |
| Collection Kit/Container: |
Serology Specimens
Sterile Transfer Tube |
| Collection Instructions: | |
| Unacceptable Conditions: | Specimens with traces of blood (red blood cells, pink or light red) are unsuitable for testing. |
| Requisition Form: |
CDD Requisition Form B
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| Required Information: | 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. |
| Results Include: | Non-Reactive or Reactive with titer |
| Limitations: | A negative result can occur in some neurosyphilis patients. |
| Additional Tests Recommended: | Syphilis Diagnostic Algorithm (SS02016) |
| Additional Comments: | Specimens should not contain particulate matter that would interfere with the assay. |
| Methodology: | Floculation |
| Includes: | Qualitative VDRL test for nontreponemal (reagin) antibody in spinal fluid; titer on reactives. |
| CPT Code: | 86593 |
| Price: | $33.00 |