Interference by heterophilic antibodies in immunoassays: Wrong increase of myoglobin values

Acta Biomedica de l'Ateneo Parmense

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 140-143

  Bonetti, Antonio ^a   Monica, Cesare ^b   Bonaguri, Chiara ^b   Gnocchi, Cecilia ^b   Russo, Annalisa ^b   Battistelli, Luisita ^b   Musiari, Luisa ^b   Pastori, Paolo ^a   Novarini, Almerico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blocking tube; Heterophilic antibodies; Immunoassays; Myoglobin values

Indexed keywords

HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY; MYOGLOBIN;

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BECKMAN ACCESS ASSAY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; COOMBS TEST; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; IMMUNOLOGY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, HETEROPHILE; COOMBS' TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MYOGLOBIN;

EID: 55249120186     PISSN: 03924203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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