We use the Immulite 1 TSH method and quote a reference range of 0.5 to 8.5
for infants less than 1 month of age.
Peter Vervaart BAppSci FAACB
Senior Scientist, Department of Clinical Biochemistry
Honorary Research Fellow, MCRI
Women's and Children's Health
Flemington Road
Parkville Victoria 3052
Australia
Phone: 613 9345 5906
Fax: 613 9349 1819
Mobile: 0409 233 738
Web: www.rch.unimelb.edu.au/biochem/gastro
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vivekanandan Sachidanandam" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 8:20 AM
Subject: TSH reference interval for infants less than 2 yrs with IMMULITE
2000
> I am interested to know whether the mailbase members using Immulite
> 2000 use the manufacturer's reference range which quotes adult TSH
> reference from 2 month onwards!!! I have started using this instrument
> for the last few months. I find it little different.
> I would appreciate the feed back from any mail base member(s) using
> IMMULITE 2000 who have generated a reference range for infants less
> than 2 yrs. Thanks in advance.
> Regards
> S.Vivek
> Guy's & St.Thomas'
> (Currently at Barnet & Chase farm NHS trust hospitals)
>
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