Evaluation of particle gel immunoassays for the detection of severe immunoglobulin A deficiency and anti-human immunoglobulin A antibodies

Transfusion

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1792-1798

  Palmer, Douglas S ^a   O'Toole, Joan ^a   Montreuil, Therese ^a   Scalia, Vito ^a   Goldman, Mindy ^a  

^a CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; PARTICLE GEL IMMUNOASSAY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GELS; HUMANS; IGA DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOASSAY; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84865044916     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03513.x     Document Type: Article

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