Performance characteristics of a rapid assay for anti-PF4/heparin antibodies: The particle immunofiltration assay [5]

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2308-2310

  Warkentin, T E ^a,c   Sheppard, J I ^a   Raschke, R ^b   Greinacher, A ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN PLATELET FACTOR 4 ANTIBODY; SEROTONIN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; PARTICLE IMMUNOFILTRATION ASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SEROTONIN RELEASE;

AUTOANTIBODIES; FILTRATION; HEPARIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; PLATELET FACTOR 4;

EID: 35448991365     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2007.02723.x     Document Type: Letter

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