Test ID: ZH062
CPT code:
LOINC:
Specimen Type: CSF
Frequency: Setup: Monday; Analytic time 1 day
Instructions: 0.7 mL CSF, Refrigerated. Min 0.5 mL.
Text: Useful for Aiding the diagnosis of Western equine encephalitis. The
virus that causes western equine encephalitis (WEE) is widely
distributed throughout the United States and Canada; disease occurs
almost exclusively in the western states and Canadian provinces.
Methodology: Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)