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NUCLEIC ACID TESTING - NAT
NAT
Analytes/procedures in bold type are regulated for proficiency testing by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Analyte Challenges/Shipment Number of Shipments
Babesia 1 Three shipments per year
HBV 5
HCV 5
HIV 5
West Nile virus 5

Program Information

  • Five 6.0‑mL plasma specimens
  • One 1.0‑mL whole blood Babesia specimen
  • Designed for blood donor centers performing nucleic acid testing on donor units
  • Compatible with HIV, HCV, and HBV multiplex assays

Shipping Schedule

  • Shipment A: March 14
  • Shipment B: July 11
  • Shipment C: October 10