METHOD FOR STABILIZING HEMOGLOBIN AND REAGENTS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME

A stool resuspension solution comprising a hemoglobin stabilization reagent is provided. In some embodiments, the hemoglobin stabilization reagent may be an osmolyte, a polyvalent cation, a sugar or polysaccharide and, optionally, a polyvalent cation, a protoporphyrin, or an HRP stabilization compon...

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Hauptverfasser: Hennek, Jacquelyn T, Domanico, Michael J, Simpson, Daniel J, Fourrier, Keith D, Harings, Kathleen S, Weisburg, William G, Lidgard, Graham P
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Zusammenfassung:A stool resuspension solution comprising a hemoglobin stabilization reagent is provided. In some embodiments, the hemoglobin stabilization reagent may be an osmolyte, a polyvalent cation, a sugar or polysaccharide and, optionally, a polyvalent cation, a protoporphyrin, or an HRP stabilization component and, optionally, a polyvalent cation. A method of stabilizing hemoglobin in a stool sample in the solution is also provided, as well as a sample collection device containing the solution.