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Lab Test Details

Lab Test Details

SIM

LAB207

CPT

86592 

Synonyms

CSF Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) Test

Specimen Type

Cerebrospinal Fluid only 

Container

Sterile tube

Collection Instructions

Collected by physician

Volume

Volume:  1 mL 
Min volume: 0.2 mL 

Additional Information

Test for syphilis, neurosyphilis  A positive VDRL in a spinal fluid uncontaminated by serum is essentially diagnostic of neurosyphilis.

Patient Preparation

 

Specimen Processing Instructions

Send  in sterile container

Transport Requirements

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

Refrigerate: 7 days 

Rejection Criteria

Hemolysis; gross bacterial contamination

Reference Range

Reference range accompanies report

Critical Value

 

Test Includes

VDRL 

Methodology

Agglutination 

Testing Frequency

 

LCA

006445 

Reviewed By

Rhonda Crowe

Reviewed Date

3/1/23

Supplemental

* Denotes Reference Lab Test