Document ID (ISN) | 25316 |
CIS number |
76-1056 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0140-6736 - Lancet |
Year |
1975 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Thomson S., Inwood M.J. |
Title |
Laboratory-acquired hepatitis B. |
Bibliographic information |
28 Feb. 1976, Vol.1, No.7957, p.489. |
Abstract |
Letter to the editor proposing a method to overcome the high risk of hepatitis when Coombs test material is transferred from test tubes to slides for microscopic reading. An inversion microscope equipped with a viewing holder for 10x75mm tubes is used, allowing agglutination patterns to be directly assessed in the tube, so avoiding transfer of hazardous material. Visual assessment is considered as accurate as the traditional slide and pipette method, and the cost of the microscope is quickly recovered in savings due to the fact that additional slides and pipettes are not required. |
Descriptors (primary) |
laboratory work; health hazards; agglutination tests; infectious hepatitis |
Descriptors (secondary) |
light microscopy |
Document type |
- |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Liver diseases Bacterial and parasitic diseases Viral diseases (other than aids)
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