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. 2018 Jun 15;28(2):020708. doi: 10.11613/BM.2018.020708

Table 2. Allowable total error derived from the US Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments 1988 (CLIA ‘88) and the People’s Republic of China Health Industry Standard (WS/T403-2012).

Item TEaCLIA TEaWS/T
bias% (absolute value) bias%
Alb 10 6
ALT 20 16
BT 20 (6.84) 15
Glc 10 (0.33) 7
CREA 15 (26.5) 12
Urea 9 (1) 8
K (0.5) 6
Na (4) 4
Cl 5 4
Ca (0.25) 5
TEaCLIA - allowable total error derived from US Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments 1988 (CLIA ‘88). TEaWS/T - allowable total error derived from the People’s Republic of China Health Industry Standard (WS/T403-2012). Alb - albumin, g/L. ALT - alanine aminotransferase, U/L 37 °C. BT - bilirubin, total, µmol/L. Glc - glucose, mmol/L. CREA - creatinine, µmol/L. Urea, mmol/L. K - potassium, mmol/L. Na - sodium, mmol/L. Cl - chlorides, mmol/L. Ca - calcium, mmol/L.