BD rapid serum tubes reduce false positive plasma troponin T results on the Roche Cobas e411 analyzer

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 10-11, 2012, Pages 842-844

  Koch, Christopher D ^a   Wockenfus, Amy M ^a   Saenger, Amy K ^a   Jaffe, Allan S ^a   Karon, Brad S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Rapid serum tube; Troponin t

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LITHIUM; TROPONIN T;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; DEVICES; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASMA SEPARATOR TUBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID SERUM TUBE;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; TROPONIN T;

EID: 84862552219     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.04.014     Document Type: Article

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