Abstract
The negative interference of bilirubin on serum creatinine determined by the kinetic alkaline picrate (Jaffe) reaction is the unresolved problem. Though high performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography with mass spectroscopy have been proposed to be gold standards for creatinine estimation but they are not readily available in most of the clinical chemistry laboratories due to economic and technical constraints. Most of the present day analyzers use Jaffe’s kinetic method without deproteinization. Though enzymatic methods are now routinely used as most accurate method but they are not acceptable due to cost constraints. Hence this study was planned to find out a possible solution to the problem of bilirubin interference by a minor modification in the commonly used Jaffe method so that it is amenable for use on the currently used analyzers.
Key Words: True creatinine, Bilirubin, Negative interference, Jaffe’s Kinetic method
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