Large-scale screening by the automated Wassermann reaction.
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In view of the drawbacks in the use of the Kahn test for large-scale screening of blood donors, mainly those of human error through work overload and fatiguability, an attempt was made to adapt an existing automated complement-fixation technique for this purpose. This paper reports the successful results of that adaptation.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical pathology
دوره 22 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1969