Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel
- Useful for:
The Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel provides a comprehensive approach to identifying the pathogens associated with meningitis and encephalitis. Distinguishing bacterial from viral meningitis based on clinical presentation alone can be challenging and, particularly in younger patients, can be a matter of life and death. The panel tests for a broad range of targets, delivering fast, pathogen-specific answers that can help save lives and guide appropriate therapy.
- Method Name: Filmarray PCR
- Other Common Names: N/A
- Medicover Laboratories Code Name: 8054
- Fasting or other requirements: N/A
- Specimen Type: Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) collected by lumbar puncture
- Specimen Required Supplies: N/A
- Specimen Volume: 2 ml
- Specimen retention time: 7 days
- Report Available: 1-2 working days
- Other Information:
BACTERIA: Escherichia coli K1, Haemophilus influenzae, Listeria monocytogenes, Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus pneumoniae,
VIRUSES: Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Enterovirus (EV), Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2), Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), Human parechovirus (HpeV), Varicella zoster virus (VZV)
YEAST: Cryptococcus (C. neoformans/C. Gattii)
