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Meningitis Encephalitis Panel PCR
MessageThese specimens are sent to Children’s Hospital STAT
(NCMC – notify the business office of sample, and if after hours or at MMC and BFCMC then complete the following steps)
(NCMC – notify the business office of sample, and if after hours or at MMC and BFCMC then complete the following steps)
- Fill out a Children’s requisition
- Make a copy for documentation in the patients chart (NOCO give the copy to the business office)
- Contact the courier for STAT pickup
Test Code
MEP-NCMC
Alias/See Also
Children's Hospital: MEP - L7329
Meningoencephalitis PCR Panel – CoChld
Meningoencephalitis PCR Panel – CoChld
CPT Codes
87483
Includes
E.coli (K1), Haemophilus influenzae, Listeria monocytogenes, Neisseria meningitidis, Group B Streptococcus (S.agalactiae), S.pnemonia, cytomegalovirus, enterovirus, HSV1, HSV2, HHV6, parechovirus, VZV, and Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii.
Preferred Specimen
0.5 mL CSF collected in a sterile screw-capped container
Minimum Volume
0.25 mL
Instructions
Specimens for molecular testing must be kept in container seperate from other lab specimens.
See link below for specimen details, methodology, setup schedule and reference ranges.
See link below for specimen details, methodology, setup schedule and reference ranges.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated on cold packs.
Specimen Stability
Refrigerated 7 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
CSF previously centrifuged, Shunt fluid.
Methodology
Multiplex PCR
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
3-5 hours
Reference Range
Negative
Performing Laboratory
Children's Hospital Colorado - Microbiology
Additional Information
MEP-Childrens
