Polyethylene glycol-induced immunoglobulin precipitation may cause invalidation of antiglobulin tests [2]

Transfusion

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 537-539

  Polski, J M ^a   Creer, M H ^a   Ritter, D ^a   Johnston, M F M ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MACROGOL; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PARAPROTEIN;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; COOMBS TEST; CROSS REACTION; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; IMMUNOADSORPTION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; INCUBATION TIME; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER;

EID: 0032948408     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1999.3905537.x     Document Type: Letter

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