A preliminary comparison of flow cytometry and tube agglutination assays in detecting red blood cell-associated C3d

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-42

  Stroncek, David F ^a   Njoroge, J M ^b   Procter, J L ^a   Childs, R W ^c   Miller, J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia; Coombs' test; Direct antiglobulin test; Flow cytometry; Red blood cells

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3D; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOMBS TEST; CYTOLYSIS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMOLYSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPHOCYTE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037323571     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3148.2003.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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