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Table. 10.

Number of participants according to the technique for ABO antibody titration

Trial Technique Total Acceptable range (%) Titer
4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1024
Anti-A
1st (BBS-19-03) Tube-IS 39 89.7 1 6 24 5 2 1
Tube-RT 21 95.2 1 10 9 1
Tube-AHG 20 95.0 11 8 1
Tube-AHG+DTT 5 NA 1 3 1
CAT-RT 13 84.6 2 4 7
CAT-AHG 30 100 12 16 2
CAT-AHG+DTT 4 NA 3 1
Others 1 NA 1
Total 133 NA 2 9 39 47 31 3 1 1
2nd (BBS-19-06) Tube-IS 38 89.5 1 7 18 9 3
Tube-RT 20 95.0 1 9 10
Tube-AHG 20 100 7 12 1
Tube-AHG+DTT 5 NA 1 3 1
CAT-RT 16 100 15 1
CAT-AHG 32 100 5 15 12
CAT-AHG+DTT 4 NA 1 1 2
Others 1 NA 1
Total 136 NA 1 8 44 36 32 15
Anti-B
1st (BBS-19-03) Tube-IS 39 84.6 2 9 18 6 2 1 1
Tube-RT 21 85.7 1 2 6 9 3
Tube-AHG 20 95.0 3 9 7 1
Tube-AHG+DTT 5 NA 1 4
CAT-RT 13 100 1 6 6
CAT-AHG 30 96.7 5 17 7 1
CAT-AHG+DTT 4 NA 1 1 2
Others 1 NA 1
Total 133 NA 4 13 43 48 21 2 1 1
2nd (BBS-19-06) Tube-IS 92.1 1 10 17 8 2
Tube-RT 100 1 12 7
Tube-AHG 100 8 10 2
Tube-AHG+DTT NA 1 2 2
CAT-RT 100 3 12 1
CAT-AHG 96.9 1 13 16 2
CAT-AHG+DTT NA 1 1 2
Others NA 1
Total 136 NA 1 14 43 28 28 20 2

Acceptable results are indicated in bold.

Abbreviations: IS, immediate spin; RT, room temperature incubation; AHG, indirect anti-human globulin test; DTT, dithiothreitol; CAT, column agglutination technology; NA, not applicable.

Lab Med Qual Assur 2020;42:112~120 https://doi.org/10.15263/jlmqa.2020.42.3.112
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