Table 3.
Effect of AIG (200 μg/mL) on LTx quantification
| Level | Expected (ng/mL) | No AIG | AIG | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTx (ng/mL) | SD | %error | LTx (ng/mL) | SD | %error | ||
| S1 | 24.3 | 22 | 5.20 | 9.0 | 17 | 0.79 | 32 |
| S2 | 14.6 | 13 | 2.84 | 10 | 13 | 2.3 | 11 |
| S3 | 9.7 | 11 | 1.34 | 16 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 12 |
| S4 | 4.85 | 4.1 | 1.68 | 17 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 24 |
| S5 | 2.43 | 2.6 | 0.108 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 0.68 | 35 |
| S6 | 0.97 | 0.87 | 0.008 | 10 | 0.41 | 0.033 | 57 |
| S7 | 0.485 | 0.48 | 0.014 | 1.9 | 0.20 | 0.014 | 58 |
| S8 | 0.243 | 0.26 | 0.020 | 5.3 | 0.14 | 0.042 | 41 |
| S9 | 0.146 | 0.16 | 0.030 | 11 | 0.096 | 0.029 | 34 |
| S10 | 0.097 | 0.099 | 0.0035 | 2.5 | 0.042 | 0.012 | 57 |
| S11 | 0.049 | 0.049 | 0.0060 | 0.03 | 0.016 | 0.0080 | 68 |
| S12 | 0.024 | 0.018 | 0.0008 | 24 | 0.014 | 0.0071 | 42 |
| S13 | 0.012 | 0.013 | 0.0017 | 9.0 | <LOD | NA | NA |
| S14 | 0.0049 | <LOD | NA | NA | <LOD | NA | NA |
| S15 | 0.0024 | <LOD | NA | NA | <LOD | NA | NA |
| Plasma BL | 0 | <LOD | NA | NA | <LOD | NA | NA |
| QCH | 5.82 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 28 | 3.1 | 0.029 | 47 |
| QCM | 0.582 | 0.54 | 0.021 | 7.4 | 0.29 | 0.051 | 51 |
| QCL | 0.0582 | 0.06 | 0.001 | 0.21 | 0.02 | 0.010 | 70 |
| Sample | 88 | 88 | 2.6 | 0.23 | 93 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
| Mean ± SD | 9.4 ± 8.0 | 40 ± 20 | |||||
Mean, SD, and accuracy (%error) for standards, QCs, and a clinical anthrax sample are shown