Differences of Parvovirus IgM
Parvovirus IgM kit has
some peculiarities regarding the reagents present in the mono-strip:
- Reagents included
in the strip in regular tests: conjugate, diluent, calibrator, substrate A and
substrate B.
- Reagents included
in the strip in Parvovirus IgM: conjugate, antigen, calibrator, substrate
A and substrate B.
The antigen in this
test is dispensed separately in an additional step before the conjugate, and it
occupies the well were the diluent is present in the rest of the tests.
Since the diluent
is still necessary to dilute sample (this is not the predilution of the sample,
it´s only the regular dilution included in all the methods, no need of
VCMAR-TP) and calibrator (to create the NC), the diluent has been placed in a
bottle included with the kit.
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