Effect of sample aliquot size on the limit of detection and reproducibility of clinical assays

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1962-1965

  Chen, Guorong ^a   Kobayashi, Lori ^a   Nazarenko, Irina ^a  

^a Digene Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; NUCLEIC ACID; RNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DNA DETERMINATION; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PLASMID; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RNA ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DNA; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 35648987578     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2007.089854     Document Type: Article

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