Background and Aims: Accurate measurement of IgG isoagglutinin titers often requires treating plasma with dithiothreitol (DTT) to block IgM interference. This study aimed to compare DTT-treated ABO antibody titers in O group donors using two methods: the conventional tube techniq...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmpcp/2025/v8i2313
Background and aims: DTT treatment and heat inactivation are the two common methods used for removing the interference of IgM antibodies which can affect the accuracy of IgG measurements. By comparing the effects of these treatments on ABO isoagglutinin titers using two different...
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Research Article10.9734/aji/2024/v7i1128
Background and Objective: Component preparation is the backbone of blood centre services. Every blood centre follows standard operative techniques, for component preparation and accepts units with match quality uses for patient services. For component preparation units specific e...
Background: An awareness of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of blood donors towards COVID-19 pandemic is essential to avoid blood inventory crisis. It is therefore necessary to gain a perspective on the impact of COVID-19 on attitude of blood donors and an understanding...