False positive analytical interference of cardiac troponin I assays: An important consideration for method selection

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 667-669

  Parry, David M ^a   Krahn, John ^a   Leroux, Michael ^b   Dalton, James ^b  

^a ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATINE KINASE; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RENAL DIALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TROPONIN I;

EID: 0033403026     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9120(99)00063-6     Document Type: Article

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