Open AccessPreanalytical Factors That Influence the Abbott TDx Fetal Lung Maturity II Assay
Author(s) -
David G. Grenache,
Curtis A. Parvin,
Ann M. Gronowski
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/49.6.935
Subject(s) - centrifugation , andrology , chemistry , chromatography , amniotic fluid , contamination , medicine , zoology , fetus , biology , pregnancy , ecology , genetics
The TDx Fetal Lung Maturity II (FLM II) assay uses amniotic fluid to assess lung maturity of the unborn infant. We investigated common preanalytical factors that influence FLM results, including centrifugation, sample storage, and contamination by whole blood.
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