Sentence examples for specimens with results from inspiring English sources
Tests were repeated for specimens with results of >10 mg/L.
For proteomics IVDs, one should use patient specimens with results spanning entire concentration ranges; the performance at the cut-off value is critical.
Specimens positive for influenza A were subtyped, and amplified RNA from specimens with results consistent with A(H3N2)v virus infection (positive for InfA, pdmInfA, and H3 markers) or with indeterminate results underwent partial genome sequencing as described (12, 13 ).
A Levy Jennings plot is used to analyze the positive control specimen processed in parallel to each batch of clinical specimens, with results outside of the median +/−3SD range being rejected.
Specimens were tested in duplicate on separate plates, with retesting of specimens with results exceeding a preset, acceptable coefficient of variation (CV) of 25% if one of the replicate optical density (OD) values was greater than the cut point for seropositivity (>0.05 OD units).
Three specimens (one each of expectorated sputum, induced sputum and oropharyngeal swab) were analyzed only with molecular methods, resulting in 129 specimens with culture results, 152 specimens with qPCR results, and 122 specimens with both culture and qPCR.
We found moderate to strong staining of CEA on 84% of specimens consistent with results described in the literature [7, 8, 16].
Acute leptospirosis was confirmed for 120 patients: by seroconversion for 96 patients and by a 4-fold rise in titer for 24 patients (in 21 acute-phase specimens with positive results and in 3 acute-phase specimens with equivocal results); acute leptospirosis was excluded for 653 patients.
Results of the Quidel rapid tests were available for 27 specimens, with positive results for 9 (33% sensitivity).
Only specimens with positive results for both primer pairs were considered positive, so that false-positive results were eliminated.
To further validate the data obtained in the tissue microarray, we compared the IHC results of NF- κB/p65 protein staining on whole tissue sections of 14 specimens with the results observed on core biopsies represented in the microarray.
