The Paros CRP compact, benchtop point-of-care analyzer quantifies CRP in an 8 ml sample of whole blood or serum in less than five minutes. Its latex immunoturbidometry methodology performs with a linearity range of 0.2-10 mg/dl for whole blood, and 0.2-7 mg/dl for serum.
     The ability to measure CRP in whole blood eliminates the need for sample centrifugation or transportation and yields results in 4 minutes and 20 seconds for each screening performed. Rresults correlate well with the central laboratory.
     This single parameter analyzer can be connected via this company’s HemaLink multi-analyzer data management system to any of its hematology analyzers. Both instruments would use a sample from the same tube. This point-of-care CRP test is designed to screen for the presence of significant inflammation, as an aid in early patient management decisions.
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Keywords: point of care, CRP