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TREPONEMA PALLIDUM (VDRL) CSF
Test CodeLAB207
Preferred Specimen
1 mL CSF
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Transport Container
Plastic screw-cap vial
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 60 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 60 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis • Lipemia
Methodology
Slide Micro-flocculation
Setup Schedule
Mon-Fri
Report Available
2-6 days
Clinical Significance
Positive results are suggestive of neurosyphilis.
