Exogenous triglycerides interfere with a point of care CRP assay: a pre-analytical caveat.

Keywords: chylomicrons; C-reactive protein; point of care testing; triglycerides EN chylomicrons C-reactive protein point of care testing triglycerides e141 e143 3 03/13/21 20210401 NES 210401 To the Editor, C-reactive protein (CRP) is an important analyte for assessing inflammation. The first phenomenon is the phospholipid induced agglutination of CRP resulting in lesser CRP molecules available for binding with anti-CRP antibodies in the assay [[2]]. [Extracted from the article]