Lab Information Manual

Laboratory:

Clinical Biochemistry

Test Name:

OLIGOCLONAL BANDS - (S and CSF)

Test Code: SFPE for CSF and MISC for Serum

Clinical Information:

Collection Devices:

Preferred Devices:

1 - Serum Separator (SST) Tube(s) - Full Tube Collection

Serum Separator (SST) Tube(s) - Full Tube Collection
Manufacturer: Becton Dickinson

Catalogue #: 367986

- And -

1 - Sterile 15 mL Screw Cap Collection Container

Sterile 15 mL Screw Cap Collection Container
Manufacturer:

Catalogue #:

- (For CSF)

Specimen Required:

Serum: 1.0 mL

AND 2 mL cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) (Min. volume: 1 mL)

Referral:

Requisition:

_SH Body Fluid Requisition (R250-10-53)

Reference Values:

Age dependent. A descriptive report will be sent.

Availability:

Within 2 Weeks

See Also:

More Information:

Serum must accompany the CSF aliquot.
Register CSF and serum samples with separate accession numbers.
Register serum as MISC with "serum for Oligoclonal Bands" in clinical details.
Register CSF with test code: SFPE.
Label "serum" and "CSF" on appropriate specimens.
Freeze CSF within 24 hours of collection.   Freeze serum aliquots and ship both CSF and serum frozen to Ottawa Hospital.

Note: If no serum is available, plasma is also acceptable. Label specimen as plasma. Serum/plasma collected a week or two before or after the LP may be used.