ABSTRACT
Thereisnodoubtthatsensitiveautomateddonorbloodtestingbyappropriatelyselectedand standardizedpotentiatedanti-DreagentscanbeachievedwithouttheuseofAGTforweakD (OU)(63).However,theuseofmanualormicroplateDdonortypingtestsissubjecttoindividual workerskills,especiallyatthereadingstageofthetest.Theagglutinatesassociatedwithweak Ds,atthe1+oreven2+levelofreaction,areoftenveryfragileandtheagglutinationiseasily destroyedbyoveragitationofthetestsduring'thereadingprocedure.
