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Test Code STLPC |Beaker: LAB6159 St. Louis Encephalitis Antibody Panel, IgG and IgM, Spinal Fluid

Additional Codes

Epic EAP: LAB6159

Epic Description: ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS AB PANEL, IGG AND IGM, CSF

Useful For

Aiding the diagnosis of St. Louis encephalitis using spinal fluid specimens

Method Name

Only orderable as part of a profile. For more information see ABOPC / Arbovirus Antibody Panel, IgG and IgM, Spinal Fluid.

 

Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)

Reporting Name

St. Louis Enceph Ab Panel, CSF

Specimen Type

CSF


Ordering Guidance


 



Specimen Required


Only orderable as part of a profile. For more information see ABOPC / Arbovirus Antibody Panel, IgG and IgM, Spinal Fluid.

 

Container/Tube: Sterile vial

Preferred: Vial number 2

Acceptable: Any vial

Specimen Volume: 0.7 mL


Specimen Minimum Volume

See Specimen Required

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
CSF Refrigerated (preferred) 14 days
  Frozen  14 days

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis OK
Gross lipemia OK

Reference Values

Only orderable as part of a profile. For more information see ABOPC / Arbovirus Antibody Panel, IgG and IgM, Spinal Fluid.

 

IgG: <1:1

IgM: <1:1

Reference values apply to all ages.

Day(s) Performed

May through October: Monday through Friday

November through April: Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Report Available

Same day/1 day to 4 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

86653 x 2

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
STLPC St. Louis Enceph Ab Panel, CSF 96254-8

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
26367 St. Louis Enceph Ab, IgG, CSF 21509-5
26368 St. Louis Enceph Ab, IgM, CSF 21510-3

Testing Algorithm

For information see Mosquito-borne Disease Laboratory Testing.