COOMB’S TEST: DETECT ANTIBODIES

Coomb’s test: It is used for the detection of incomplete antibodies (non agglutinating anti Rh antibody), brucella, shigella and salmonella antigen.
Sera containing incomplete anti Rh antibodies is mixed with Rh positive red cells. Antibody globulin coats the surface of erythrocytes. Such erythrocytes coated with antibody globulin are washed free of all unattached proteins and treated […]