
050CE: Specimen Issues and Serologic Testing with Sue Johnson
Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast
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How Long Should You Test for Antibodies?
The 72-hour rule is based on a retrospective study that Irish Holman published in 1990. "I can't find anything that's, as you said, that prospectively studies it to see that we're still doing the right thing," he says. The most important question: How long would a sample actually be good for to test for antibody? 'It's like 48 hours from when you should test'
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