Test Details
Mnemonic
ENCAB
Ordering Code
3404981
CPT-4 Code(s)
86727 x 2, 86765 x 2, 86735 x 2, 86787 x 2, 86788, 86789, 86695 x 2, 86696 x 2, plus 86695 or 86696 if HSV 1 IgM or HSV 2 IgM Titers are performed, at additional cost
Specimen Information
Collect
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Specimen Preparation
Send 5.0 mL CSF in a screw capped plastic vial.
Minimum Volume
1.7 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Gross hemolysis, Grossly lipemic, Grossly icteric, Turbid samples, Contaminated samples,
Hyperlipemic, Heat-activated
Hyperlipemic, Heat-activated
Stability
Room temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)
Anti-Complement Immunofluorescence (ACIF)
Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)
Anti-Complement Immunofluorescence (ACIF)
Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
Quest SJC
New York DOH Approval Status
No