Ready-to-Use Urine Chemistry Control Convenient and Inexpensive

A liquid urine control is both easy and convenient for laboratory staff to use. It includes fully assayed target values for 18 commonly performed urine chemistry tests including microalbumin and the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), and enables consolidation and cost savings.

The control is manufactured from 100% human urine, not only providing a matrix similar to the patient sample but also reducing antibody interference and the possibility of control values shifting after the reagent batch is changed. A 10 mL vial size and an open vial stability of 30 days at 2-8 °C for all parameters ensure that both waste and costs are kept to a minimum.

Eliminating the need for reconstitution, the liquid stable format of the control reduces the amount of human handling and the subsequent risk of pipetting errors. The material can also be economically shipped and stored at 2-8 °C.

Called the Acusera liquid urine control and manufactured by Randox (Crumlin, United Kingdom), it is compatible for use with Acusera 24.7, the company's new web based inter-laboratory data management program. With 24-7, users benefit from the company's extensive range of data management tools and gain access to worldwide peer-group data. Acusera 24.7 updates peer-group data every 24 hours giving laboratories access to the most up to date information available.

Instrument specific target values and ranges are provided for many common clinical chemistry analyzers including Abbott Architect, and a number of Beckman Coulter and Siemens systems.

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