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. 1969 Mar;22(2):236–239. doi: 10.1136/jcp.22.2.236

Large-scale screening by the automated Wassermann reaction

W Wagstaff 1, R Firth 1, J R Booth 1, C C Bowley 1
PMCID: PMC474041  PMID: 5776559

Abstract

In view of the drawbacks in the use of the Kahn test for large-scale screening of blood donors, mainly those of human error through work overload and fatiguability, an attempt was made to adapt an existing automated complement-fixation technique for this purpose. This paper reports the successful results of that adaptation.

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