REAGENTS FOR REDUCING LEUKOCYTE INTERFERENCE IN IMMUNOASSAYS
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1. A method of performing an immunoassay for a target analyte in a blood sample comprising:
- contacting a blood sample with a leukocidal reagent, wherein said reagent substantially inhibits activity of leukocytes in the sample; and
performing an immunoassay on the sample to detect a target analyte.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for reducing interference from leukocytes in an analyte immunoassay are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided comprising the steps of amending a biological sample such as a whole blood sample with one or more leukocidal reagents that reduce or eliminate the metabolic activity of leukocytes, and performing an immunoassay on the amended sample to determine the concentration of analyte in the sample. Preferably, the sample is amended with one or more enzymes and optionally one or more enzyme substrates and cofactors.
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1. A method of performing an immunoassay for a target analyte in a blood sample comprising:
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contacting a blood sample with a leukocidal reagent, wherein said reagent substantially inhibits activity of leukocytes in the sample; and performing an immunoassay on the sample to detect a target analyte. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A kit for performing an immunoassay for a target analyte in a whole blood sample comprising:
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a leukocidal reagent wherein said reagent substantially inhibits activity of leukocytes in a sample, and immunoassay reagents for detecting a target analyte. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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