Sensitivity of the platelet immunofluorescence test (PIFT) and the MAIPA assay for the detection of platelet‐reactive alloantibodies: a report on two U.K. National Platelet Workshop Exercises

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 157-164

  Allen, D L ^a   Chapman, J ^b   Phillips, P K ^d   Ouwehand, W H ^c,d  

^a Regional Blood Transfusion Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

MAIPA; PIFT; platelet alloantibodies; platelet workshop

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; ALLOANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; THROMBOCYTE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; BLOOD PLATELETS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; ISOANTIBODIES; ISOANTIGENS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0028445994     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.1994.tb00257.x     Document Type: Article

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