Comparison of three microtube column agglutination systems for antibody screening: DG Gel, DiaMed-ID and Ortho BioVue

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-136

  Cid, J ^a,b   Nogues N ^b   Montero, R ^b   Hurtado, M ^b   Briega, A ^b   Parra, R ^b  

^a BANC DE SANG I TEIXITS   (Spain)

^b Transfusion Center and Tissue Bank   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibody screening; Indirect antiglobulin test; Microtube column agglutination

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE ANTIBODY; ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROTUBE COLUMN AGGLUTINATION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; AGGLUTINATION TEST; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIBODIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33744991352     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2006.00655.x     Document Type: Article

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