Beware of "hook effect" giving false negative pregnancy test on point-of-care kits

J Postgrad Med. 2013 Apr-Jun;59(2):153-4. doi: 10.4103/0022-3859.113838.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / urine*
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • False Negative Reactions
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydatidiform Mole / diagnosis*
  • Hydatidiform Mole / surgery
  • Point-of-Care Systems
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Tests / methods*
  • Pregnancy Tests / standards
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / statistics & numerical data*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Uterine Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / surgery

Substances

  • Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic