The use of well-characterized sera for the assessment of new diagnostic enzyme-immunoassays for the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 216-218

  Warkentin, T E ^a   Sheppard, J I ^a   Moore, J C ^a   Kelton, J G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG ANTIBODY; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ANTICOAGULANTS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PLATELET FACTOR 4; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 73049111995     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2009.03645.x     Document Type: Letter

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