Detection of antibodies to co-trimoxazole (preservative drug) interfering with routine red cell antibody screening

Drug-dependent antibodies can rarely cause interference in pretransfusion antibody screening. The diluents for commercial reagent red blood cells contain different antibiotics, such as chloramphenicol, neomycin sulfate, and gentamycin as a preservative. The presence of antibodies to a given drug in...

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Main Authors: Deepti Sachan, S Aswin Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
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Online Access:http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2018;volume=12;issue=1;spage=89;epage=92;aulast=Sachan