Clinical Chemistry Answers for Quiz No. 5

Question 10 answer

By Prof .Dr. Hoda Hagras

5-9-2020

10- For drug assays, what advantages does MS have over immunoassay?

    • An antibody is not needed.
    • For many analytes, an antibody is not available.
    • Many immunochemical methods lack specificity, especially for steroids.
    • MS is more accurate and for many parameters, it is considered as standard method.