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-Joe Chaffin, MD
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Monday, March 14, 2011
Perils of Poly(agglutination)
OK, here's one for all you immunohematology geeks out there (I say that with all admiration and respect, by the way)!
Not long ago, the immunohematology reference lab at the blood center where I work received a sample for a lectin workup from a patient suspected to have polyagglutination. The patient was a child, and had recently been diagnosed with sepsis secondary to Streptococcus pneumoniae. This situation led me to think about polyagglutination and summarize it for you.
Not long ago, the immunohematology reference lab at the blood center where I work received a sample for a lectin workup from a patient suspected to have polyagglutination. The patient was a child, and had recently been diagnosed with sepsis secondary to Streptococcus pneumoniae. This situation led me to think about polyagglutination and summarize it for you.
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