Utility of a panel of sera for the alignment of test results in the worldwide multicenter study on reference values

Ichihara, Kiyoshi; ÖZARDA, YEŞİM; Klee, George; Straseski, Joely; Baumann, Nikola; Ishikura, Kiyohide

doi:10.1515/cclm-2013-0248

Utility of a panel of sera for the alignment of test results in the worldwide multicenter study on reference values

Ichihara K., ÖZARDA Y., Klee G., Straseski J., Baumann N., Ishikura K.

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE, vol.51, no.5, pp.1007-1025, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 51 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.1515/cclm-2013-0248
Journal Name: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1007-1025
Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: In a planned International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) worldwide study on reference intervals (RIs), a common panel of serum samples is to be measured by laboratories from different countries, and test results are to be compared through conversion using linear regression analysis. This report presents a validation study that was conducted in collaboration with four laboratories.