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16761742

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-9
pubmed:abstractText
The diagnosis of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) requires the establishment of haemolysis and demonstration of autoantibodies against red cells. Most laboratories use the conventional Coomb's test for the demonstration of the autoantibodies. However, in approximately 2-6% of the patients who present with the clinical and haematological features of AIHA, the direct agglutination test is negative on repeated testing. Attempts are therefore being made to identify a test which could be more sensitive than the conventional test, yet retaining the simplicity and cost effectiveness of the test. In the present study, the efficacy of the newly developed gel card test has been compared with the conventional Coomb's test for detection of autoantibodies in 50 cases clinically suspected to have haemolytic anemia. The gel card picked up the antibodies in all the cases detected to be positive by the conventional test. In addition, the gel card also picked up 5 tests which were negative by the conventional method. The sensitivity and specificity of the gel card Direct Coomb's test (DCT) as compared to the conventional tube test for DCT was found to be 100% and 95.1% respectively. The Indirect Coomb's test (ICT) was 100% sensitive and 92.5% specific. In view of the high sensitivity and specificity and the simplicity of the procedure, this test may be effectively used for diagnosis of AIHA.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0377-4929
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
322-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Gel card in the diagnosis of autoimmune haemolytic anemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Haematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Evaluation Studies