Detection of red blood cell alloantibodies by gel centrifugation test

Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 117-122

  Lehmann, R ^a   Kiefel, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibody identification; Antibody screening; Gel centrifugation test; Indirect antiglobulin test; Papain test; Red blood cell antibodies

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; ANTIBODY; ERYTHROCYTE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; PAPAIN; RHESUS C ANTIBODY; RHESUS CW ANTIBODY; RHESUS D ANTIBODY; RHESUS E ANTIBODY; RHESUS FY(A) ANTIBODY; RHESUS JK(A) ANTIBODY; RHESUS K ANTIBODY; RHESUS LE(A) ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOMBS TEST; ENZYME ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE; GEL CENTRIFUGATION TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INCIDENCE; PATIENT; PROPHYLAXIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM; TEMPERATURE; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 0345377812     PISSN: 16603796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071724     Document Type: Article

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