Sample to sample carryover: A source of analytical laboratory error and its relevance to integrated clinical chemistry/immunoassay systems

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 373, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 37-43

  Armbruster, David A ^a   Alexander, Debra B ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical laboratory error; Carryover; Crosscontamination; Integration; Laboratory error; Sample carryover

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DATA ANALYSIS; IMMUNOASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORIES; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 33747883233     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2006.04.022     Document Type: Article

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