 Improving the management of patients with chronic kidney disease
25 Jun 2009 The Roche Creatinine Plus enzymatic creatinine assay, for use with cobas® or MODULAR Analytics analysers, offers a specific and accurate alternative to the less specific Jaffé method, ensuring clinically more reliable results in the management of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)1. Users at GSTS (Guys, St Thomas’, Serco) Pathology, London and the University Hospital, Coventry, amongst others, have found that the assay provides a more accurate assessment of renal function. Supporting a large renal unit, the Biochemistry Department at GSTS Pathology, London performs over 30,000 creatinine tests every month. They have been using the enzymatic Roche Creatinine Plus assay first line for the last three years. “We found the enzymatic test to be more reliable and less prone to interference,” explains senior biomedical scientist, Kim Br...
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