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Ciba Corning ACS:180 testosterone assay evaluated

M J Wheeler1, A D'Souza, J Matadeen

  • 1Department of Chemical Pathology, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.

Clinical Chemistry
|September 1, 1996
PubMed
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A new automated direct testosterone assay for the Ciba Corning ACS:180 system demonstrates good performance. While generally accurate, it shows some bias compared to other methods and overestimates recovery by 13%.

Area of Science:

  • Clinical Chemistry
  • Immunoassay Technology
  • Endocrinology

Background:

  • Direct testosterone assays offer convenience for routine testing.
  • Automation in immunoassays improves efficiency and reduces manual errors.
  • Accurate testosterone measurement is crucial for diagnosing various endocrine disorders.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a fully automated direct testosterone assay on the Ciba Corning ACS:180 immunoassay system.
  • To compare its performance against established direct and extraction-based testosterone assays.
  • To assess the accuracy and reliability of the new automated method.

Main Methods:

  • Evaluation of the Ciba Corning ACS:180 direct testosterone assay.
  • Comparison with Diagnostic Products Corp. (DPC) and Medgenix direct assays.

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  • Comparison with an in-house extraction assay and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) targeted serum pools.

    • Main Results:

    • Within-assay imprecision was <6% and between-assay imprecision was <9%.
    • High lipid concentrations affected results; sex-hormone-binding globulin impacted recovery.
    • The assay showed positive bias against DPC/Medgenix and negative bias against extraction, overestimating GC-MS recovery by ~13%.

    Conclusions:

    • The Ciba Corning ACS:180 direct testosterone assay is a fully automated option with rapid results (15 min).
    • It exhibits good assay performance suitable for routine use, despite noted biases and recovery overestimation.
    • Further validation may be needed to address specific biases and recovery variations.