| History of blood transfusion. Functions of the blood transfusion service. Equipment and reagents in BGS: storage, calibration colour-coding, standardisation, preservation. Techniques in BGS: saline, albumin, enzyme. Preparation, storage and use of blood components. Absorption and elution. Reading and scoring of results. Simple genetics in BGS. Basic structure of the immunoglobulin molecule. Properties and different types of immunoglobulins. Antigen-antibody reactions and conditions affecting these. Factors affecting complete and incomplete antibodies. The direct antiglobulin test. Blood donations and blood collection: anticoagulants, preservatives and additives, blood fractionation, blood and blood products and their storage. Changes occurring during storage. Red cell survival. The ABO system: subgroups, inheritance. Preparation and standardization of ABO grouping reagents. The Rhesus system and Rhesus typing: the D antigen. Antibody detection tests. Principles of the agglutination test, complement fixation test, precipitin test and intradermal reaction including an elementary knowledge of the preparation of the antigens involved. Antenatal serology. |
Administrative assistant: RAINA FERHANA HOSSENBUX
Telephone: 4037400
Email: r.hossenbux@uom.ac.mu |
