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International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
UK Rapid Test Consortium
Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory
The International Committee for Standardization of Hematology
Public health laboratory
America's Blood Centers
Washed red blood cells
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy