Consensus guidelines on anti-cardiolipin antibody testing and reporting
2004; Elsevier BV; Volume: 36; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/00313020310001643615
ISSN1465-3931
AutoresRichard Wong, David Gillis, Stephen Adelstein, Karl Baumgart, Emmanuel J. Favaloro, Michelle J. Hendle, Paul Homes, Wendy Pollock, Stewart Smith, Richard Steele, Allan Sturgess, Robert J. Wilson,
Tópico(s)Viral Infections and Immunology Research
ResumoConsensus guidelines on anti-cardiolipin antibody (aCL) testing have been developed to help minimise laboratory variation in the performance and reporting of aCL assays. These guidelines include minimum, optimum and optional recommendations for the following aspects of aCL testing and reporting: (1) isotype of aCL tested; (2) specimen type; (3) controls and assay precision; (4) calibrators; (5) patient samples; (6) rheumatoid factors and IgM aCL testing; (7) reporting of results; (8) cut-off values; and (9) interpretative comments.
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