Rapid detection of meningitis and encephalitis caused by:

  - Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  - Enterovirus
  - Escherichia coli K1 (K1 serotype only)
  - Haemophilus influenzae
  - Listeria monocytogenes
  - Neisseria meningitidis (encapsulated strains only)
  - Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Strep)
  - Streptococcus pneumoniae
  - Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1)
  - Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2)
  - Herpes simplex virus 6 (HHV-6)
  - Human parechovirus
  - Varicella zoster virus (VZV)
  - Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii

Sterile vial/container

Screw-capped polypropylene vial/tube, sterile (Mayo)

Refrigerated - 7 days

• Centrifuged specimens
• PCR testing cannot be added on to a sample that has been opened and/or used for other testing. If the sample has already been used for testing, a new specimen will need to be collected.

Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Negative