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Creatinine determination in urine from the point of view of reference values

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In this paper, the creation of a certified reference material for urinary creatinine is described. We used the Jaffe method and HPLC method for establishment of the certified value. Homogeneity tests are also described. We obtained material with sufficient homogeneity, stability, and with certified value (expanded uncertainty, k=2 for CI 95%) (7.77±0.27) mmol·L−1. This material was consequently used for the interlaboratory comparison (EQA Czech Republic for clinical chemistry). Twenty-nine percent of the participants obtained measurement results within the interval of the certified value ± expanded uncertainty, while 85% of the participants obtained values inside the interval of the certified value ± target measurement uncertainty. Direct use of the certified reference materials for method evaluation in EQA programs means a significant advance for monitoring and documentation traceability of results in routine measurements.

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This work was supported by the Internal Grant Agency of Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic (Grant NR/7831–3) and by SEKK-EQA System Ltd Pardubice.

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  1. SEKK-EQA System Ltd Pardubice, Pardubice, Czech Republic

    Josef Kratochvíla, Bedřich Friedecký & Marek Budina

  2. National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic

    Ilona Šperlingová

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Kratochvíla, J., Friedecký, B., Budina, M. et al. Creatinine determination in urine from the point of view of reference values. Accred Qual Assur 12, 146–150 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00769-006-0195-8

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