Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

CSF, Cryptococcus Antigen Build info

Synonyms

  • CRYPTOCOCCAL ANTIGEN, CSF
  • NEOFORMANS
  • CRYPTOCOCCOSIS
  • CRYPTOCOCCAL ANTIGEN - CSF
  • GATTII
  • CRYPTOCOCCAL
  • NEOFORMANS/GATTII
  • LAB927

Short Name

CRYPTOCOCCAL ANTIGEN, C

Procedure Master Number

LAB927

Procedure ID

55718

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

 CSF Reservoir Lumbar Puncture VP Shunt Aspirate

Specimen Types

 Cerebrospinal Fluid

Container

Sterile

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Screw-capped, sterile container
Specimen: 2 mL (minimum volume:  1 mL) of spinal fluid  
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerated. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Lateral flow, Immunochromatographic

Days Performed

Monday through Friday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

87899

PDM

 5700541

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
CRYPTOCOCCAL AG CSF CRYPTOAGCSF CRYPTOCOCCAL AG CSF Cryptococcal Ag Csf