International collaborative study to evaluate candidate reference reagents to standardize haemagglutination testing for anti-A and anti-B in normal intravenous immunoglobulin products

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 160-168

  Thorpe, S J ^a   Fox, B ^a   Sharp, G ^a   Heath, A B ^a   Behr Gross, M E ^b   Terao, E ^b   Virata Theimer, M L ^c   Yu, M W ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

^b European Network of National Information Centers   (France)

^c CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood group antibodies; Haemagglutination; Isoagglutinins A and B; IVIG; Reference method; Specification

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP A ANTIBODY; BLOOD GROUP B ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PAPAIN;

ARTICLE; COOMBS TEST; ERYTHROCYTE; FREEZE DRYING; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TITRIMETRY;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; EUROPE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ISOANTIBODIES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TITRIMETRY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 68249141390     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2009.01194.x     Document Type: Article

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