Matrix effects in clinical immunoassays and the effect of preheating and cooling analytical samples

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-56

  Yoshida, Hiroshi ^a   Imafuku, Yuji ^a   Nagai, Toshihiko ^a  

^a FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Detergent; False positive reaction; Immunological testing; Matrix effects; Pre analytical issues; Temperature effect

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1; DETERGENT; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MACROGOL; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FREEZING; HEATING; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THAWING;

AUTOANTIBODIES; CARDIOLIPINS; COLD; DETERGENTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HEAT; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; PROTEIN DENATURATION;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 1642525250     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2004.010     Document Type: Article

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