chemrox
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is there a word for this?
Immunoassay, colorometric and other tests are confused by some compounds in that compounds unrelated by form or origin give the same or smilar results
in some of these tests. The question is, is there a word for these pairs or individual compounds that are indicated to be something it (they) aren't
in immunoassay, colorometric, etc. testing?
[Edited on 1-4-2008 by chemrox]
"When you let the dumbasses vote you end up with populism followed by autocracy and getting back is a bitch." Plato (sort of)
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False positives and/or "interferences". This is why any reputable drug screening lab runs the pee machine and then re-runs the positives using GC-MS
(SIM, selected ion monitoring).
There are other terms used for this, one might be "cross-reactive serology".
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O3
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--Albert Einstein
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chemrox
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@O3- I edited the question to generalize it a bit and in between versions O3 responded. I'm looking up Greek words to try and coin something.
"When you let the dumbasses vote you end up with populism followed by autocracy and getting back is a bitch." Plato (sort of)
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I agree with Ozone, even outside of immunoassays, and colourometric testing, I'd use the term "cross-reacting".
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