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VDRL (State),CSF
MessagePositive results will be titered.
Test Code
CSFVDRL
Alias/See Also
VDRL (RPR), CSF
CPT Codes
86592
Preferred Specimen
0.5 mL CSF collected in a sterile leakproof container
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Slide Micro Flocculation
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
7 Days
Reference Range
Negative
Clinical Significance
The Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) is a nontreponemal serologic test for syphilis that uses a cardiolipin-cholesterol-lecithin antigen to detect reaginic antibodies.
The presence of neurosyphilis in untreated patients can be detected by the presence of pleocytosis, elevated protein, and a positive VDRL.
The presence of neurosyphilis in untreated patients can be detected by the presence of pleocytosis, elevated protein, and a positive VDRL.
Performing Laboratory
Maine Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory
221 State Street
#12 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0012
Additional Information
Maine State Lab - Detection of Syphilis by Three Methods
