An IgM λ antibody to Escherichia coli produces false-positive results in multiple immunometric assays

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 8 I, 2000, Pages 1157-1161

  Covinsky, M ^a   Laterza, O ^a   Pfeifer, J D ^a   Farkas Szallasi, T ^a   Scott, M G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; TROPONIN I;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIVER CANCER; OVARY CANCER; PREGNANCY; SEPTICEMIA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MURINAE;

EID: 0033869592     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/46.8.1157     Document Type: Article

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