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