Utility of grey zone testing strategy in transfusion transmissible infection testing in blood bank is of limited value!

• Main Authors: Gunjan Bhardwaj (Author), Aseem K Tiwari (Author), Dinesh Arora (Author), Geet Aggarwal (Author), Swati Pabbi (Author), Divya Setya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Several blood banks use grey zone (GZ) phenomenon (defined as samples with optical density within 10% below the cut off in enzyme immuno-assay [EIA]/chemiluminescence immunoassay [CLIA]) to further augment blood safety. There is paucity of data regarding usefulness of GZ sample and its application i...