The value of automated gel column agglutination technology in the identification of true inherited D blood types in massively transfused patients

Transfusion

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1672-1677

  Leonard, George ^a   Summers Jr , Thomas ^a   Johnson, Viviana V ^a   Stephan, John P ^a   Johnson, Gloria J ^a  

^a Department of Anatomic Pathology ^*

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

RHESUS D ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED BUFFERED GEL CARD; AUTOMATED DIRECT AGGLUTINATION MICROWELL METHOD; AUTOMATED GEL COLUMN AGGLUTINATION METHOD; AUTOMATED SOLID PHASE METHOD; BATTLE INJURY; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIXED FIELD AGGLUTINATION REACTION; PHENOTYPE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; MALE; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 68149152121     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02194.x     Document Type: Article

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