Alert

Enterovirus PCR, CSF

Tube Type = Sterile with blue screw top

Specimen Type

PCR, Enterovirus, CSF; Viral PCR, Enterovirus, CSF

Test ID LAB5245
EPIC Order
 ENTEROVIRUS PCR, CSF
CPT Code(s) 87498
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Molecular Microbiology
Tube Station 82
Specimen Routine: 1 mL CSF; See Comments
Availability Routine: Monday-Friday and once per weekend
Stat: NA
Turnaround Time 48 hours
Reference Range Normal: Negative
Comments Enterovirus infections characteristically take place during Summer/Fall in areas of the north temperate zone.
Sensitivity and Specificity of Cepheid Enterovirus Assay (RT-PCR)

Reviewed by J. Carr on August 04, 2025

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514