Lupus anticoagulant testing and anticoagulation do not mix: quantitation of discrepant results and potential approaches to reduce false positives

Br J Haematol. 2014 Dec;167(5):704-7. doi: 10.1111/bjh.13030. Epub 2014 Jul 18.
No abstract available

Keywords: anticoagulation; antiphospholipid syndrome; haematology testing discrepancy; hypercoagulability testing; lupus anticoagulant.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anticoagulants / chemistry*
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor / blood*
  • Male
  • Prothrombin Time / methods*
  • Prothrombin Time / standards*

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor