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Speed and Versatility for Any Location


Running STAT ßhCG from whole blood allows for more expeditious clinical decision-making and provision of appropriate care. It eliminates the need for duplicate, confirmatory testing and rapidly provides information to address potential pregnancy complications.

ßhCG on the Stratus® CS STAT Fluorometric Analyzer provides rapid, quantitative results for the early detection of pregnancy from a whole blood sample in as little as 14 minutes.

Enhanced Method Performance
       
  Dual monoclonal antibody assay provides unsurpassed analytical specificity
       
    - Measures total ßhCG — the intact hCG dimer, as well as the free beta subunit
       
    - No hook effect up to 3,000,000 mIU/mL
       
  Referenced to the World Health Organization’s 3rd International Standard (75/537

Safe, Efficient, and Cost-Effective
     
  Closed container sampling for enhanced efficiency and safety
     
  Electronic QC (System Check) satisfies daily routine requirements, permitting liquid QC flexibility
     
  90-day calibration stability
     
  Automated 1:40 dilution quantifies results with values > 1,250 mIU/mL
     
  Correlates with results from the Dimension® RxL integrated chemistry analyzer with Heterogeneous Immunoassay Module

ßhCG Method Comparisons
Specifications
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Stratus® CS
System1
Abbott
AxSYM®
System2
Bayer ADVIA®
Centaur®
System3
Quidel®
QuickVue®
One-Step4
Total Precision
(% CV)
2.1 - 2.6
3.4 - 6.6
2.6 - 5.1
n/a
Calibration
Stability
90 days
n/a
28 days
n/a
Analytical
Sensitivity
< 0.5
mIU/mL
< 2.0
m IU/mL
2.0
mIU/mL
10 mIU/mL
in serum
20 mIU/mL
in urine

n/a = Data not available

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