
False-Positive Immunoassay Due to Patient Anti-Streptavidin Antibody
Specialty: | Clinical Laboratory Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Emergency Medicine Critical Care |
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Description: | Streptavidin is a complex molecular derived from Streptomyces avidinii which is used in a number of antibody-based assays. Antibody to streptavidin can cause a false-positive assay, which can result in misdiagnosis. |
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