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Table. 3.

Positive rate at each hCG concentration (mIU/mL), including the manufacturer-claimed cutoff value

HCG concentration (cutoff value) AllCheck hCG Card (25 mIU/mL) Humasis hCG Card (25 mIU/mL) ASAN Easy Test hCG (25 mIU/mL) careUS BEBE-CHECK (10 mIU/mL)
7.5 0 2 (10) NT 0
10.0 1 (5) 16 (80) NT 18 (90)
12.5 12 (60) 20 (100) NT 20 (100)
15.0 20 (100) 20 (100) NT 20 (100)
17.5 20 (100) 20 (100) NT 20 (100)
20.0 20 (100) 20 (100) NT 20 (100)
25.0 20 (100) 20 (100) 0 20 (100)
30.0 20 (100) 20 (100) 20 (100) 20 (100)

Values are presented as number of positive result (%). The instruments used were as follows: AllCheck hCG Card (Calth, Seongnam, Korea), Humasis hCG Card (Humasis, Gunpo, Korea), and ASAN Easy Test hCG (Asanpharm., Anseong, Korea), and careUS BEBE-CHECK (Wells bio, Seoul, Korea).

Abbreviations: hCG, human chorionic gonadotrophin; NT, not tested.

Lab Med Qual Assur 2023;45:120~124 https://doi.org/10.15263/jlmqa.2023.45.3.120
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