Meningitis Encephalitis PCR Panel*
Performing Laboratory
Rutland Regional Medical Center
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Container/Tube: CSF Tube
Specimen Volume: 0.5ml
Collection Instructions: Delivery to Lab STAT
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient
Methodology
PCR- Biofire
Test Classification and CPT Coding
CPT-87483
Results
Cryptococcus Neoformans/gattii PCR
Cytomegalovirus PCR
Enterovirus PCR
Escherichia Coli K1 PCR
Haemophilus Influenzae PCR
Herpes Simplex Virus 1 PCR
Herpes Simplex Virus 2 PCR
Human Herpesvirus 6 PCR
Human Parechovirus PCR
Listeria Monocytogenes PCR
Neisseria Meningitidis PCR
Streptococcus Agalactiae PCR
Streptococcus Pneumoniae PCR
Varicella Zoster Virus PCR