Calibrated to the reference standard B·R·A·H·M·S PCT sensitive KRYPTOR.
ARCHITECT B·R·A·H·M·S PCT can be used with the same clinical cut-offs and algorithms.
ARCHITECT B·R·A·H·M·S PCT is a chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) for the quantitative determination of PCT (Procalcitonin) in human serum and plasma on the automated ARCHITECT analyzer (Abbott)
Assay characteristics
- Test principle: CMIA
- Sample matrix: Serum, plasma (heparin, EDTA)
- Sample volume: 150 μL
- Test duration: 22 min
- Measuring range: 0.02-100 μg/L
- Limit of quantification (LoQ): 0.01 μg/L
- Analytical sensitivity: 0.00 μg/L
