Point-of-care testing: false elevation of cardiac troponin I assayed in the emergency department

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 969.e1-969.e2

  Pernet, Pascal ^a   Bénéteau Burnat, Bénédicte ^a   Hermand, Christelle ^a   Vaubourdolle, Michel ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY; REAGENT; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 52949085535     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.02.013     Document Type: Article

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