Open AccessA decade long experience of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody testing in a tertiary care referral center in North India: Perspective from a developing country
Author(s) -
Ranjana W. Minz,
Seema Chhabra,
Lekha Rani,
Surjit Singh,
Surinder K. Jindal,
Vinay Sakhuja
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.81587
Subject(s) - tertiary care , perspective (graphical) , referral , medicine , center (category theory) , antibody , family medicine , immunology , chemistry , artificial intelligence , computer science , crystallography
In a developing, tropical country like India, discontinuous power supply, high temperatures during summer, and lack of consistent cold chain and funds provide a challenging atmosphere for anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) testing and reporting. However, a simple in-house test and testing algorithm are described here, which have been developed and tested over time.