Center for Disease Control Diagnostic Immunology Proficiency Testing Program results for 1978

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Abstract
Data from about 1000 laboratories participating in the Diagnostic Immunology portion of the 1978 Center for Disease Control Proficiency Testing Program provided information dealing with laboratory performance and trends in testing protocols. Specimens (90) were distributed in scheduled quarterly and semiannual shipments and 5 additional specimens were provided in a special survey. The specimens offered qualitative and quantitative challenges for a wide variety of analytes which included syphilis serology, rheumatoid factor, bacterial agglutinins, hepatitis B surface antigen, Ig and other [human] serum proteins, infectious mononucleosis, rubella, Toxoplasma, antinuclear antibodies and streptococcal exoenzymes. This paper summarizes the results of the 1978 program.