Probing indiscretions: Contamination of cardiac troponin reagent by very high patient samples causes false-positive results

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 395-398

  Gould, Michael J ^a   Wilgen, Urs ^b   Pretorius, Carel J ^b   Ungerer, Jacobus P J ^b  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b The Royal Brisbane Women's and Children's Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DISEASE MARKER; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; TROPONIN;

EID: 84867125772     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 17581001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2012.011260     Document Type: Article

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