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CSF CHEMISTRY WITH OLIGOCLONAL BANDS - OLI
OLI
Analytes/procedures in bold type are regulated for proficiency testing by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Analyte Challenges per Shipment Number of Shipments
Albumin, quantitative 3 Two shipments per year
Electrophoresis (albumin and gamma globulin) 3
Glucose 3
IgG, quantitative 3
Lactate 3
Lactate dehydrogenase (LD) 3
Protein, total 3
Oligoclonal bands 3

Program Information

  • Three 5.0‑mL simulated liquid spinal fluid specimens and three 1.0‑mL paired serum specimens; CSF IgG index and synthesis rate calculation challenges for each paired specimen and one online educational pattern interpretation each mailing

Shipping Schedule

  • Shipment A: April 3
  • Shipment B: August 28