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We manufacture a Monoclonal Control for our Anti-D reagents because the protein concentration is considerably higher than in ABO reagents, which are not usually controlled with a reagent containing all the other ingredients except the monoclonal antibody which is missing. Therefore the correct results from ABO grouping should NOT be used as any indication for Rh testing as the composition of the reagents is quite different.
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Saline incubation...why is this SOP still allowed?
Lorne MD replied to labgirl153's topic in Transfusion Services
I worked in two UK Blood Transfusion reference centres (Bristol and Cambridge) prior to Ross & Ducie publishing anything on enhancement solutions like LISS for IAT. The standard technique for both antibody identification and then cross-match was one hour at 37oC for IAT. If they needed blood quicker and couldn't wait then use O neg...