A quality control program for crossmatching procedures for solid organ transplantation

Human Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 419-424

  Howden, Andrea J ^a   Sayer, David C ^a,b   Bennett, Greg ^c   Smith, Linda K ^a   Christiansen, Frank T ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Australian Red Cross   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crossmatching; DTT crossmatch; Panel reactive antibody; Quality control; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TISSUE TYPING;

DITHIOTHREITOL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SERA; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034023634     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(00)00098-7     Document Type: Article

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