Malcolm Needs

Welcome to this great group Meldy.

I worked in blood group serology/red cell immunohaematology for 43 years, until I retired in October 2016, but still love the subject - so we should get on well!!!!!!!!

Welcome to this wonderful group Antibodiesrock (and I agree!!!!!!!!!).

Welcome to this wonderful site Antibody Queen.

Welcome to this wonderful group jacqueline.

Welcome to this fantastic group michalshawn.

I know the feeling. I once cross-matched for a patient who was a Jehovah's Witness who said that they had never been transfused. The only trouble was that their serum/plasma contained one of the strongest anti-Fya's that I ever saw throughout my career!!!!!!!!

Welcome to this marvellous group staphpenguin.

Thanks Cliff. From a VERY brief test, it looks like it.

Welcome to this amazing group MayMay.

I've had similar problems.

My own copy of their wonderful book.

Welcome KristenB.

Welcome David Hull.

My own experience with an antibody card that would have been useful, from 2007. Slides 5 and 25 are of particular interest from my own point of view! It should be noted that I no longer work for the NBS/NHSBT, and am no longer entitled to put CSci FIBMS after my name, although I am entitled to put FBBTS after it. Funny old world! COADOA.ppt

Not as far as I know. Ask Arno. There may still be a few course books about.

I had the ENORMOUS honour of lecturing on a course with Sue in Cressier in Switzerland in 2015, and I can assure everyone that she is a consummate lecturer, who has the ability to get across the most difficult subjects, and make them fully understandable to even the most junior of staff.

Welcome tirdbirgler.

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!

Believe me when I say that you are lucky!

We would write something very similar in such cases, but would always mention the specificity of the antibody that is no longer detectable, in an effort to avoid anamnestic responses.

I meant that they would NOT report it as "Negative", or "No Antibodies", but WOULD report occasionally as "All Clinically-significant Allo-antibodies have been Ruled Out using etc.", or words to that effect.

Welcome Becky.

In the UK, it is STANDARD practice in all laboratories that I know to use either the phrase "No Antibodies Detected", or, more frequently, "No Atypical Antibodies Detected", as the latter also includes such things as the iso-antibodies of the ABO and H Blood Group Systems. Indeed, some go further still and use "No Atypical Allo-antibodies Detected", as this covers such findings as an auto-anti-H, auto-anti-I and auto-HI, as well as the ABO and H iso-antibodies. These phrases do not mean that there are no atypical allo-antibodies detected. It would be an incredibly rare set of screening cells and antibody identification panel cells that would both express, for example, the HJK antigen, or any other genuine low prevalence antigen. In some cases, where an atypical allo-antibody IS detected, but it is known to be clinically-insignificant (such as anti-Kna), we may use the phrase "No Clinically-Significant Atypical Allo-antibodies were Detected" (or words to that effect). One thing is for certain, and that is that a UK Reference Laboratory (and most hospital laboratories) worth their salt would report out as "Negative", or "No Antibodies", although, even using the phrases I've quoted above, occasionally the phrase, "All Clinically-significant Allo-antibodies have been Ruled Out using etc.", or words to that effect. MIND YOU - you have to remember that I am RENOWNED for being a pedant - but I learned it from a few good sources; Peter Issitt, Carolyn Giles and Joyce Poole (to name but three).

Welcome Tessa.