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Syphilis Antibody Screen, CSF (Referred Out) - Saskatoon

Discipline

Biochemistry

Overview

Description

Test ordering requirements
  • Must be collected prior to antimicrobial therapy

Alias

  • Wasserman
  • RPR
  • VDRL

Specimen Information

Specimen types accepted

  • CSF

Specimen collection container

  • Preferred collection container: CSF collection container, leak-proof and collected aseptically

Collection procedure

  • It is not necessary to spin the sample, unless it is hemolyzed

Required volume

  • Optimal volume: 1.0 mL
  • Minimum volume: 1.0 mL

(Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory/reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum volume may require a second collection.)

Performance

Days/times performed

Availability
  • Shipped daily Monday to Sunday
  • Arrange STAT testing with Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory; inform St. Paul’s Hospital Laboratory Referrals at 306-655-5204
Testing site
  • Referred out by St. Paul’s Hospital Laboratory to Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory

Maximum laboratory time

Results reporting
  • 24 hour turnaround time by testing laboratory
  • Reactive results are reported to Medical Health Officer

Last Updated: December 17, 2025