Accession Number:

AD0745890

Title:

Antisera Evaluation and Other Consultation Services Available in the Blood Bank Center Reference Laboratory

Descriptive Note:

Brochure

Corporate Author:

ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH LAB FORT KNOX KY

Personal Author(s):

• Coley, Virgil R.
• Levan, Mary J.
• Camp, Frank R., Jr.
• McPeak, Margaret E.
• Shirley, Ima G.

Report Date:

1972-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

55.0

Abstract:

A brochure has been prepared describing the various quality control tests of blood group reagents and consultation services available at The Blood Bank Center Reference Laboratory. The role of The Blood Bank Center Reference Laboratory in evaluating blood group reagents for the Armed Services is described as well as the interrelationship of this quality control testing with the Defense Medical Materiel Board, the Defense Personnel Support Center, and the Division of Biologics Standards of the National Institutes of Health. Other consultation and testing services include immunohematological studies, forensic studies, Gm testing, and pyrogen testing. A listing of available scientific literature includes 121 laboratory reports, five monographs, and a translation series in blood group immunology.

Descriptors:

• *IMMUNE SERUMS
• *BLOOD GROUPS
• TEST METHODS
• QUALITY CONTROL
• STANDARDS
• IMMUNOLOGY
• HEMATOLOGY
• BIOLOGICAL LABORATORIES

Subject Categories:

• Medical Facilities, Equipment and Supplies

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE