title: [The direct antiglobulin and elution tests: evaluation of quality control in Blood Transfusion Centers].
abstract: The Société Française de Transfusion Sanguine and the Centre National de Référence pour les Groupes Sanguins performed a quality control to evaluate the performances of two serological tests: the Direct Antiglobulin Test (DAT) and the Elution test. Among the 110 Blood Transfusion Centers participating in this control, 80 (73%) returned a result. Of these, 68 results were correct for the DAT (85%; positive for type IgG) and 31 results were correct for the elution (39%; anti-FY1). This control gave the opportunity to confirm the main procedures used in routine testing on a national scale. The analysis of the results underlines the importance of the choice of a standardized technique for these tests. Such controls are useful to appreciate the quality of the routine tests and to find the means to improve them.
authors.affiliation: Centre National de Référence pour les Groupes Sanguins, Paris.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Devignes
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Le Pennec
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gien
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mannessier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rouger
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000592:standards*; D003298:Coombs Test / Q000592:standards*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D011786:Quality Control; D012698:Serologic Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D007518:Isoantibodies