A decade long experience of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody testing in a tertiary care referral center in North India: Perspective from a developing country | Zendy

Seema Chhabra | Zendy; Lekha Rani | Zendy; Surjit Singh | Zendy; SurinderK Jindal | Zendy; Vinay Sakhuja | Zendy; RanjanaW Minz | Zendy

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A 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) -

Seema Chhabra,

Lekha Rani,

Surjit Singh,

SurinderK Jindal,

Vinay Sakhuja,

RanjanaW Minz

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

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) - medicine , guideline , iif , referral , seroprevalence , population , anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody , vasculitis , family medicine , immunology , indirect immunofluorescence , antibody , pathology , serology , disease , environmental health

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.

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