Dilution factor | Mean duplicate CV (%) | Mean CV from neat specimen (%) | %recovery* (mean ± SD) (n = 3) |
---|---|---|---|
1:1 | 2.7 |  – | – |
1:2 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 96.5 ± 4.7 |
1:4 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 98.2 ± 4.2 |
1:8 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 96.6 ± 5.6 |
1:16 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 104.4 ± 1.3 |
1:32 | 1.4 | 7.8 | 111.8 ± 6.7 |
1:64 | 6.2 | 18.2 | 131.2 ± 23.9 |