Assay interference of hormones leading to erroneous results: Two case reports

Journal, Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-98

  Talapatra, I ^a   Tymms, D J ^a   Lloyd, D ^a  

^a ROYAL ALBERT EDWARD INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assay interference; Heterophilic antibodies; Hormones; Immunoglobulins

Indexed keywords

HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORTICOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; MALE; THYROID FUNCTION;

EID: 33847676864     PISSN: 09723560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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