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Clinical Chemistry, Vol 37, 1235-1244, Copyright © 1991 by American Association for Clinical Chemistry

One-step chromogenic equivalent of activated partial thromboplastin time evaluated for clinical application

GA Ponjee, HL Vader, PJ de Wild, GW Janssen and F van der Graaf
Clinical Laboratories, St. Joseph Hospital, Veldhoven, The Netherlands.

We evaluated the clinical usefulness of a recently developed semi- automated one-step chromogenic equivalent of activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT; Behring). This simple test is easily adaptable for automation. Generally, the results with this chromogenic one-step APTT were at least as precise as those obtained with comparative coagulometric methods. The chromogenic one-step APTT showed, both in vitro and in vivo, adequate sensitivity to congenital intrinsic factor deficiency but no sensitivity to Factor VII deficiency. Unlike a two-step coagulometric APTT (Dade), the one-step chromogenic APTT seemed sensitive to activation products of the contact system, which are present in immunoadsorbed factor-deficient plasma. The in vitro sensitivity of the chromogenic APTT to heparin was comparable with that of a coagulometric APTT, but the sensitivity to heparin in patients' samples differed slightly. The chromogenic APTT is relatively insensitive to anomalies in the fibrinogen-fibrin conversion. Finally, we observed discrepancies between the chromogenic and coagulometric APTT results for plasma of patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation. We conclude that this one-step chromogenic APTT warrants further evaluation for possible use as a routine test for the clinical laboratory.


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