Evaluation of a leukocyte stabilization reagent for use in the cytomegalovirus pp65 antigenemia assay

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作者
Bush, CE [1 ]
Sluchak-Carlsen, JA [1 ]
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[1] Henry Ford Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis, Infect Dis Res Lab, Detroit, MI 48202 USA
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10.1128/JCM.36.11.3410-3411.1998
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
New erythrocyte lysis and leukocyte stabilization reagents (Streck Laboratories, Inc.) were tested in the cytomegalovirus pp65 antigenemia assay, to determine if whole-blood processing time could be delayed to 24 h postdraw. The combination of these reagents gave results comparable to those for patient samples processed immediately after blood draw.
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