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Home Our Specialties Pathology Pathology Lab Services VENEREAL DISEASE RESEARCH LABORATORY TEST VDRL CSF

VENEREAL DISEASE RESEARCH LABORATORY TEST (VDRL – CSF)

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Lab Section Category	Immunology/Serology/STD/Allergy - STD View write-up
Specimen Required	1 mL clear CSF
Indications	Useful in the diagnosis of neurosyphilis. All VDRL-CSF requests should be accompanied by a request for TPPA-CSF or TP LIA-CSF IgG.
Method	Micro flocculation
Test Results	Results reported as Non-reactive or Reactive. Reactive Values are given with dilution factor in brackets.
Turnaround Time	Range 2 – 8 days
Day(s) Test Set up	Monday – Friday
Remarks	Please note that blood stained specimens are unsuitable for the test, as antibodies detected may be from blood.