Shamee Shastry: New Handbook Highlights In-House Reagent Preparation for Transfusion Medicine
Shamee Shastry, Professor, Head of the Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Chapter published: In-house reagent preparation in immunohematology.
Reagents are the foundation of every screening, diagnostic and research test in the immunohematology laboratory.
Yet for many labs, especially in resource-limited settings, dependence on commercial reagents is a real constraint on cost and continuity.
The chapter makes the case that a number of reagents can be prepared in-house, safely and reliably, when backed by strong quality control and adherence to GMP and GLP principles:
- Reagent red cells: pooled ABO cells, screening and identification panels, rare antigen panels
- Plant-derived lectins: Anti-A1, Anti-H, Anti-T… etc
- Elution and adsorption reagents
- Enhancement media: PEG
- In-house antisera …and many more
Beyond cost-effectiveness, in-house preparation lets laboratories tailor reagents to specific testing needs, including rare antigen panels that are hard to source.
COE-Immunohematology, Transfusion Medicine KMC Manipal.
Congratulations, Dr. Parmatma Prasad Tripathi, and the entire editorial team on the successful release of Advances in Transfusion Medicine: A Practical Handbook.
Bringing together diverse expertise into one cohesive and meaningful academic resource is no small feat.
This book will serve as a valuable guide for practitioners, trainees and laboratories across the transfusion medicine community.
It was a privilege to contribute a chapter, and I’m grateful to the editors for their vision, dedication and meticulous coordination.
Wishing the book wide readership and lasting impact.”
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