False-positive Urine Pregnancy Test Due to Leukocyte Interference
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Hsiu-Fen Jao, M.S., Tze-Kiong Er, Ph.D., Jen-Kuei Hsiao, M.S., and Chein-Hua Chiang, M.S. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung; Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung; Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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