Blood sampling for metanephrines: to stick or stick and wait?
Graeme Eisenhofer, Christina Pamporaki
Glycan-specific antibodies as potential cancer biomarkers: a focus on microarray applications
Aleksei Tikhonov, Olga Smoldovskaya, Guzel Feyzkhanova, Nikolay Kushlinskii, Alla Rubina
Detection of circulating anti-skin antibodies by indirect immunofluorescence and by ELISA: a comparative systematic review and meta-analysis
Otto Van de gaer, Petra de Haes, Xavier Bossuyt
The shift of the paradigm between ageing and diseases
Francesco Salvatore
Managing COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria: matters arising
Augustine Anayochukwu Onyeaghala, Isiramen Olajide
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is not a good proxy for liquid biopsies of tumor tissues for early detection
Clare Fiala, Eleftherios P. Diamandis
Exact time of venous blood sample collection – an unresolved issue, on behalf of the European Federation for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Working Group for Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE)
Alexander von Meyer, Giuseppe Lippi, Ana-Maria Simundic, Janne Cadamuro
Percentile transformation and recalibration functions allow harmonization of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) immunoassay results
Andrea Padoan, Aldo Clerico, Martina Zaninotto, Tommaso Trenti, Renato Tozzoli, Rosalia Aloe, Antonio Alfano, Sara Rizzardi, Ruggero Dittadi, Marco Migliardi, Marcello Bagnasco, Mario Plebani
Interference of anti-streptavidin antibodies in immunoassays: a very rare phenomenon or a more common finding?
Nick Verougstraete, Mario Berth, Mario Vaneechoutte, Joris Delanghe, Nico Callewaert
Blood sampling for metanephrines comparing venipuncture vs. indwelling intravenous cannula in healthy subjects
Karin Eijkelenkamp, Eva H. van Geel, Michiel N. Kerstens, Martijn van Faassen, Ido P. Kema, Thera P. Links, Anouk N.A. van der Horst-Schrivers
Volumetric absorptive microsampling and dried blood spot microsampling vs. conventional venous sampling for tacrolimus trough concentration monitoring
Herman Veenhof, Remco A. Koster, Lenneke A.T. Junier, Stefan P. Berger, Stephan J.L. Bakker, Daan J. Touw
Trueness evaluation and verification of inter-assay agreement of serum folate measuring systems
Federica Braga, Erika Frusciante, Simona Ferraro, Mauro Panteghini
Effects of endurance exercise on serum concentration of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP): a potential link between exercise intensity and headache
Cantor Tarperi, Fabian Sanchis-Gomar, Martina Montagnana, Elisa Danese, Gian Luca Salvagno, Matteo Gelati, Kristina Skroce, Federico Schena, Giuseppe Lippi
Comprehensive characterization and resolution of discrepant spectrophotometric bilirubin results in patients on eltrombopag therapy
Timothy H.T. Cheng, Teresa K.C. Tsui, Jeffrey S.S. Kwok, Lydia C.W. Lit, Elaine Y.L. Wong, Richard K.T. Kam, Denis Grote-Koska, Antje Staaden, Hitoshi Okada, Noriko Fuke, Raymond S.M. Wong, Chi-Kong Li, Michael H.M. Chan
Influence of pancreatic status on circulating plasma sterols in patients with cystic fibrosis
Monica Gelzo, Paola Iacotucci, Concetta Sica, Renato Liguori, Marika Comegna, Vincenzo Carnovale, Antonio Dello Russo, Gaetano Corso, Giuseppe Castaldo
Influence of isotopically labeled internal standards on quantification of serum/plasma 17α-hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP) by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry
Tze Ping Loh, Chung Shun Ho, Michaela F. Hartmann, Rosita Zakaria, Clara Wai Shan Lo, Sjoerd van den Berg, Yolanda B. de Rijke, Brian R. Cooke, Kirsten Hoad, Peter Graham, Stephen R. Davies, Lindsey G. Mackay, Stefan A. Wudy, Ronda F. Greaves
The European Biological Variation Study (EuBIVAS): weekly biological variation of cardiac troponin I estimated by the use of two different high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I assays
Ferruccio Ceriotti, Jorge Díaz-Garzón Marco, Pilar Fernández-Calle, Alessio Maregnani, Aasne K. Aarsand, Abdurrahman Coskun, Niels Jonker, Sverre Sandberg, Anna Carobene, on behalf of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Working Group on Biological Variation
Comparison of the diagnostic performance with whole blood and plasma of four rapid antibody tests for SARS-CoV-2
Bram Decru, Jan Van Elslande, Matthias Weemaes, Els Houben, Ine Empsen, Emmanuel André, Marc Van Ranst, Katrien Lagrou, Pieter Vermeersch
Exploring the possibilities of infrared spectroscopy for urine sediment examination and detection of pathogenic bacteria in urinary tract infections
Mieke Steenbeke, Sander De Bruyne, Jerina Boelens, Matthijs Oyaert, Griet Glorieux, Wim Van Biesen, Jere Linjala, Joris R. Delanghe, Marijn M. Speeckaert
Towards the rational utilization of SARS-CoV-2 serological tests in clinical practice
Mario Plebani, Andrea Padoan, Laura Sciacovelli, Daniela Basso
Response of anti-SARS-CoV-2 total antibodies to nucleocapsid antigen in COVID-19 patients: a longitudinal study
Julien Favresse, Christine Eucher, Marc Elsen, Kim Laffineur, Jean-Michel Dogné, Jonathan Douxfils
Development, optimization and validation of an absolute specific assay for active myeloperoxidase (MPO) and its application in a clinical context: role of MPO specific activity in coronary artery disease
Alessandro Trentini, Valentina Rosta, Savino Spadaro, Tiziana Bellini, Paola Rizzo, Francesco Vieceli Dalla Sega, Angelina Passaro, Giovanni Zuliani, Valentina Gentili, Gianluca Campo, Carlo Cervellati
The early antibody response to SARS-Cov-2 infection
Ruggero Dittadi, Haleh Afshar, Paolo Carraro
Laboratory work safety rules and guidelines during COVID-19 pandemic in Polish clinical laboratories – do our laboratories work according to a recent IFCC Taskforce Recommendations?
Milena Małecka, Kinga Ogrodzińska, Gabriela Salczyńska, Olga Ciepiela
Serum prealbumin deserves more significance in the early triage of COVID-19 patients
Xiao-long Guo, Yan Zhang, Yu-hua Zeng, Feng-ya Zhao, Wei-ping Liu, Li Xiao, Ming-gang Yin, Cheng-li Zhang
Reference intervals for clinically reportable platelet parameters on the Mindray BC-6800Plus hematology analyzer
Hanah Kim, Mina Hur, Seung-Wan Kim, Hee-Won Moon, Yeo-Min Yun
A new method for monitoring harmonization of laboratory results within EQA schemes
Wim Coucke, Jelena Vlašić Tanasković, Ana Hećimović, Lorena Honović, Snježana Hrabrić Vlah, Goran Ferenčak, Jadranka Vuković Rodríguez, Jasna Leniček Krleža
Potential serum magnesium under request in primary care. Laboratory interventions to identify patients with hypomagnesemia
Maria Salinas, Emilio Flores, Maite López-Garrigós, Francisco Pomares, Rosa Carbonell, Carlos Leiva-Salinas, on behalf of the PRIMLAB working group
Interference from immunocomplexes on a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T immunoassay
Luca Dalle Carbonare, Michela Pizzini, Valentina Micheletti, Claudia Lo Cascio, Chiara Bovo, Domenico Girelli, Giuseppe Lippi
Interleukin-6 chemiluminescent immunoassay on Lumipulse G600 II: analytical evaluation and comparison with three other laboratory analyzers
Ludovic Glady, Thomas Lavaux, Rim Charchour, Jean-Marc Lacorte and Jean-Marc Lessinger
Detection of Hb Phnom Penh by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry during the measurement of glycated hemoglobin
Anping Xu, Yajun Wang, Jie Li, Weijie Xie, Weidong Chen and Ling Ji
Persistently increased vitamin B12 concentration due to cobalamin macrocomplexes: a case report and review of the literature
José A. Delgado Rodríguez, María I. Pastor García, Josep Miquel Bauça, Ramón Vidal Mullor and Antònia Barceló
Antidepressant use limits serotonin as a marker for neuroendocrine tumor disease activity by lowering of circulating serotonin concentrations
Huub H. van Rossum, Jocelyn Spruit, Catharina M. Korse, Froukje E. de Vries and Margot E.T. Tesselaar
Limitations of rapid diagnostic testing in the work-up of dengue infection – a case report
Shaun S. Tan, Sharon Saw, Gabriel Yan, Ai Teng Chong, Zhixin Yang, Ai Ping Tan, Anantharaman Vathsala and Sunil K. Sethi |
