Robotic selective sampling and total automation for anti-CMV screening

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 301-305

  McDonald, C P ^a,c   Cook, R ^a   Engel, A ^b   Robbins, S ^a   Rayfield, I ^a   Barbara, J A J ^a  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b Tecan UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c North London Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automation; Cytomegalovirus; Robotic selective sampling

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; BLOOD DONOR; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; ROBOTICS; STANDARD;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; BLOOD DONORS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; ROBOTICS;

EID: 0033485670     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3148.1999.00213.x     Document Type: Article

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