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Streptococcus pneumoniae Antigens, CSF

Test Code
10284


CPT Codes
87899

Preferred Specimen
2 mL CSF collected in a sterile plastic screw-cap vial


Minimum Volume
1 mL


Transport Temperature
Frozen


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 24 hours
Frozen: 7 days


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis • Lipemia • Urine specimens • Other body fluids • Blood culture broth


Methodology
Latex Agglutination

Setup Schedule
Set up: Daily; Report available: Next day


Reference Range
Not detected


Clinical Significance
Meningitis is often caused by streptococcus pneumoniae. Results from bacterial antigen testing should be considered presumptive and culture with gram stain must also be performed.




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