Collect
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Specimen Preparation
Send 6.0 mL cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in a screw capped plastic vial.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Bacterially contaminated, heat-inactivated, hemolyzed, or xanthochromic specimens
Stability
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 1 month (Avoid repeated freeze thaw cycles)