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Scoring of Hemagglutination Reactions
Author(s) -
Marsh W. L.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1111/j.1537-2995.1972.tb04459.x
Subject(s) - hemagglutination , agglutination (biology) , hemagglutination tests , titration , computer science , statistics , medicine , mathematics , immunology , chemistry , antigen , inorganic chemistry
Many inter‐laboratory surveys have revealed wide variations in results of hemagglutination titration studies. Correlation between laboratories is made difficult by the absence of a universal recording system. A notational method is proposed in which agglutination reactions are scored on a numerical gradient from 0 to 12. Numerical scoring of results permits easy analysis and reduces subjective bias.