Immunodiagnostic kits with reference to demand and availability - need for a national programme.

Ghazala Ashfaq; Faheem Tahir; Kamal Amin; Rukhsana Ahsan

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Immunodiagnostic kits with reference to demand and availability - need for a national programme.

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Ghazala Ashfaq National Research Institute of Reproductive Physiology, National Institute Health, Islamabad, Pakistan

Faheem Tahir National Research Institute of Reproductive Physiology, National Institute Health, Islamabad, Pakistan

Kamal Amin National Research Institute of Reproductive Physiology, National Institute Health, Islamabad, Pakistan; WHO Collaboration Centre for Immunoassay, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK

Rukhsana Ahsan National Research Institute of Reproductive Physiology, National Institute Health, Islamabad, Pakistan; WHO Collaboration Centre for Immunoassay, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK

Abstract

Different immunodiagnostic kits for detection of pathogens (including viruses), and for the quantification of body fluids (including hormones and tumour markers) are available in the market. Since kit manufacturers use diverse antisera pools, their results differ in the measurement of the same analyte in body fluids. The present study discusses the problems related to the supply and demand of immunodiagnostic kits and methods which need to be adapted to overcome the hazards of varied results of analysis of the same analyte, through the initiation of a national programme.

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Page(s) 267-269

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Published Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical Research, Volume: 34, Issue: 4, Year: 1995

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