VDRL, CSF

Alphabetical Test listing

VDRL, CSF-14818

  
VDRL, CSF
  
14818
  
LAB14818
  
VDRL, CSF LC
  
VDRL
Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test
Neurosyphilis
  
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
  

Sterile vial/container

  
1.0 mL
  
0.2 mL
  

Sterile vial/container

  

Refrigerated (preferred) - 14 days

Ambient - 14 days

Frozen - 14 days

Freeze/thaw cycles - stable x3

  
  • Improper labels (unlabeled or mislabeled)
  • Hemolysis (some procedures)
  • Delay in transport
  • Improper storage temperature affecting results
  • Improper container
  • Leaking container resulting in compromised specimen
  • Quantity not sufficient (QNS)
  
LabCorp (006445); R-LC
  
We
  
1 - 4 days
  

Agglutination

  

Non-reactive

  

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86592
  
11/30/2001
  
12/17/2024
  
01/24/2024