The customer received questionable carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (ca 19-9) results for one patient sample from an analytical e module analyzer.
The initial result was >1000 ng/ml.
The sample was repeated with a 1:10 dilution and the result was 175.
9 ng/ml.
The sample was repeated with a 1:100 dilution and the result was 105.
3 ng/ml.
The sample was submitted for investigation.
The result from a cobas e411 analyzer was 865.
7 u/ml.
The result from a lumipulse analyzer was 219 u/ml.
The sample was tested for linearity and the results were: undiluted: >1000 u/ml 1:2: 865.
7 u/ml 1:5: 233.
1 u/ml 1:10: 106.
3 u/ml it was unknown if any results were reported outside the laboratory.
There was no adverse event.
Based on these results, interference was suspected in the sample.
As no further sample material was available, a specific root cause could not be determined.
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