New onset of heterophilic antibody interference in prostate-specific antigen measurement occurring during the period of post-prostatectomy prostate-specific antigen monitoring

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 253-256

  Fritz, B E ^a   Hauke, R J ^a   Stickle, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BICALUTAMIDE; CAPROMAB PENDETIDE IN 111; DEXAMETHASONE; DOCETAXEL; FAMCICLOVIR; GENTAMICIN; GOSERELIN; HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY; LORATADINE; LORAZEPAM; ONDANSETRON; PREDNISONE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GLEASON SCORE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATECTOMY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE;

ANTIBODIES, HETEROPHILE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 66249131620     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2009.008159     Document Type: Article

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