Streamlining ABO antibody titrations for monitoring ABO-incompatible kidney transplants

Transfusion

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 631-634

  Shirey, R Sue ^a   Cai, Wei ^a   Montgomery, Robert A ^a   Chhibber, Vishesh ^a   Ness, Paul M ^a   King, Karen E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP A ANTIBODY; BLOOD GROUP ANTIBODY; BLOOD GROUP B ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANTI IMMUNOGLOBULIN G GEL MICROCOLUMN METHOD; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; DILUTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; REVISED TEST TUBE METHOD; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TITRIMETRY; TURNAROUND TIME;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ISOANTIBODIES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77649218562     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02478.x     Document Type: Article

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