A preliminary trial of the gel test for blood group serology
Leitch, K.; Forrest, A.; Mitchell, R.
British Journal of Biomedical Science 50(1): 64-66
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0967-4845 PMID: 8032297 Document Number: 417613
The gel test, first reported in 1988, can be used for most areas of blood group serology, but this report deals specifically with ABO/Rh typing and antibody screening and investigation. The technique is simple and quick to perform and the reading of results is standardised and clean with no false-positive reactions being found in antiglobulin tests. Since gel anti-human globulin tests require no washing and the test cards may be sealed during centrifugation, the system is particularly advantageous for 'loosely bound' antibodies and 'high-risk' samples.