Antenatal monitoring of anti-D and anti-c: Could titre scores determined by column agglutination technology replace continuous flow analyser quantification?

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-41

  Bruce, D G ^a   Tinegate, H N ^b   Williams, M ^b   Babb, R ^a   Wells, A W ^b  

^a Red Cell Immunohaematology Department   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti D; Column agglutination technology; Continuous flow analyser; HDN; Quantification; Titration; Titre score

Indexed keywords

RHESUS C ANTIBODY; RHESUS D ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; COLUMN AGGLUTINATION TECHNOLOGY; CONTINUOUS FLOW ANALYSER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEWBORN HEMOLYTIC DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; PRENATAL PERIOD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; AUTOMATION; COOMBS TEST; ERYTHROBLASTOSIS, FETAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISOANTIBODIES; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84872683691     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tme.12002     Document Type: Article

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