Interference from heterophilic antibodies in troponin testing. Case report and systematic review of the literature

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 426, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-84

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Aloe, Rosalia ^a   Meschi, Tiziana ^b   Borghi, Loris ^b   Cervellin, Gianfranco ^c  

^a UO Diagnostica Ematochimica   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c Academic Hospital of Parma   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heterophilic antibodies; Human anti mouse antibodies; Interference; Troponin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CREATINE KINASE MB; CREATININE; HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY; MACROGOL; PROTEIN A; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DILUTION; ECG ABNORMALITY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; ITALY; LABORATORY TEST; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HETEROPHILIC ANTIBODIES; HUMAN ANTI-MOUSE ANTIBODIES; INTERFERENCE; TROPONIN;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, HETEROPHILE; FEMALE; HUMANS; TROPONIN;

EID: 84884789108     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2013.09.004     Document Type: Review

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