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Approved guidelinethird edition ep15a3 describes the estimation of imprecision and of bias for clinical laboratory quantitative measurement procedures using a protocol that can be completed in five days. Headquartered near philadelphia, united states, clsi standards, through the over 2,000 organizations and 2,000 individuals in the clsi. Pdf the precision and bias of measurement methods according to. The common latex service interface clsi provides a restful interface to traditional latex tools or, more generally, any command line tool for composing markedup documents into a display format such as pdf. Requests to do so should be addressed to the editor. If you or your organization is not a member and would like to become one, and to request a copy of the catalog, contact us at. The nccls consensus process, which is the mechanism for moving a document through two or more. Clsi ep15a3 guideline is an alternative troubleshooting tool that can be used to investigate and verify method precision performance before and after significant instrument maintenance. Comparison and stability analysis all sample tubes were evaluated in 16 routine chemistry tests using a tba200fr neo chemistry autoanalyzer toshiba medical systems, tokyo, japan, according to the manufacturers specifications with the recommended reagents. Manufacturers can also benefit by performing this protocol either as assays are developed or when they are validated. Uses control material with assigned concentration e g from external quality control or certified reference materials. Pdf ep07 interference testing in clinical chemistry a.
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