Comparison of low ionic diluents for use with the Diamed antiglobulin gel test

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-69

  Grey, D ^a   Connolly, M ^a   Erber, W N ^a  

^a Western Australian Centre for Pathology and Medical Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diamed; ID CellStab; ID Diluent2; LISS; Performance

Indexed keywords

DILUENT; ERYTHROCYTE ANTIBODY; RHESUS ANTIBODY; ANTIBODY; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP DUFFY SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP KELL SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP KIDD SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP RH; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOMBS TEST; DILUTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSMOLALITY; PH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; EVALUATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OSMOLARITY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; STANDARD;

ANTIBODIES; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; COOMBS' TEST; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 0036184815     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3148.2002.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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