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Mengyuan Ge¹, Spencer Seely¹, Michael J Kelner¹

¹Department of Pathology, UC San Diego Health, San Diego, CA, United States.

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|September 9, 2025

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This study presents a quick method for clinical labs to validate body fluid chemistry assays, ensuring accuracy while saving time and resources. It helps meet regulatory requirements efficiently.

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Area of Science:

Clinical Chemistry
Laboratory Medicine
Analytical Chemistry

Background:

Automated chemistry assays are standard for plasma/serum but lack FDA validation for body fluids.
College of American Pathologists (CAP) requires body fluid matrix effect evaluation.
Full validation studies for body fluids are resource-intensive.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and present a rapid, practical approach for validating body fluid matrix effects.
To improve efficiency and reduce resource utilization in clinical laboratories.
To ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for body fluid testing.

Main Methods:

Collected and froze excess body fluids and plasma specimens.
Spiked pooled body fluid specimens with a plasma-based analyte mixture.
Performed matrix interference and dilution linearity studies on Roche cobas analyzers.

Main Results:

Matrix effects for 15 common analytes were within acceptable limits (±20% recovery).
Lipase showed instability in peritoneal fluid, requiring special consideration.
Dilution linearity was confirmed for all analytes across pleural, peritoneal, ascites, and synovial fluids (R² > 0.90).

Conclusions:

A rapid and practical method for evaluating body fluid matrix effects in automated clinical chemistry assays was established.
Streamlining the validation process aids laboratories in maintaining compliance.
The approach minimizes the time and resources needed for body fluid assay validation.