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Method for reducing effect of hematocrit on measurement of an analyte in whole blood, and test kit and test article useful in the method

  • US 20040157275A1
  • Filed: 02/02/2004
  • Published: 08/12/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining the presence and/or amount of an analyte in a sample of blood, the method comprising the steps of (a) providing a sample of blood for qualitative or quantitative determination of an analyte, (b) treating the sample with a nonlytic hypertonic salt composition to adjust the hematocrit of the sample, and (c) determining the presence and/or amount of analyte in the sample.

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