Assayed Controls Introduced for HIV and Hepatitis Testing

New assayed controls, which include analytes for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis testing, have been launched.

The Assayed Virotrol I controls are prepared from human serum and are analyzed in the same manner as patient samples. The ready-to-use liquid formulation of the controls eliminates potential reconstitution variability. Routine use of Assayed Virotrol I controls provides laboratories with the ability to monitor the performance of their test procedures and assure quality on an ongoing basis. Values for many of the popular test systems are provided with each lot of Assayed Virotrol I.

Bio-Rad (Hercules, CA, USA) introduced the assayed Virotrol I controls for HIV and hepatitis testing. Assayed Virotrol I controls were designed for use as assayed external quality controls with in vitro diagnostic assays for the determination of antibodies to HIV-1, antibodies to Hepatitis B core Antigen (anti-HBc), antibodies to Hepatitis C Virus (anti-HCV), and Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg).

Assessments and comparisons can be performed using Assayed Virotrol products with the Unity Interlaboratory Program. Unity Real Time, a quality control data management software solution designed to improve the effectiveness of quality control processes, is also available.

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