A one-step Du test in microplates |
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Authors: | KM Epley ; ML Severns ; LM Kline |
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Institution: | American Red Cross, Biomedical Research and Development Laboratories, Rockville, Maryland. |
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Abstract: | A one-step Du test, developed for use in automated microplate systems, uses anti-D with 0.6 percent dextran to potentiate the reaction. Because the washing and reagent-adding steps of the antiglobulin test are not required, the Du test can be performed in the same microplate as the ABO/Rh test. A set of reactions prepared with this technique was visually interpreted and also classified by an automated microplate ABO/Rh system. Visual interpretation of reactions resulted in a sensitivity and specificity close to those of the antiglobulin test, although the sensitivity of the test was reagent-dependent. When the automated microplate blood grouping system was used, the test was not as sensitive or as specific as the antiglobulin test, although it may be sufficient for many applications. |
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