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St. Louis Encephalitis Virus Ab Panel, IFA (CSF)
Test Code90107
Includes
St. Louis IgG and St. Louis IgM
Preferred Specimen
1 mL CSF in a sterile screw-cap container
Minimum Volume
0.1 mL
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Grossly icteric
Methodology
Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)
Setup Schedule
Sets up 5 days a week.
Report Available
Reports same day.
Reference Range
| St. Louis Encephalitis Virus Ab (IgG), CSF | <1:1 titer |
| St. Louis Encephalitis Virus Ab (IgM), CSF | <1:1 titer |
Interpretive Criteria
| <1:1 | Antibody Not Detected |
| ≥1:1 | Antibody Detected |
