Should functional sensitivity of a new thyroid stimulating hormone immunoassay be monitored routinely? The ADVIA Centaur TSH3-UL assay experience

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1260-1262

  Reix, Nathalie ^a,b,e   Massart, Catherine ^c,d,e   Gasser, Françoise ^a,e   Heurtault, Béatrice ^a,f   Agin, Arnaud ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^b Université de Strasbourg Faculté de Psychologie   (France)

^c PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e Centre Antoine Béclère   (France)

^f Faculté de Pharmacie   (France)

Author keywords

Functional sensitivity; QC materials; Third generation potential; Thyroid stimulating hormone

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 84866274480     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.04.017     Document Type: Article

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